California Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

Physical Cultural Historical
Also See:Features by CA County

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California
Physical Features
Arches 64
Areas 287
Arroyos 2
Bars 270
Basins 514
Bays 415
Beaches 279
Benches 32
Bends 109
Capes 661
Cliffs 189
Craters 24
Falls 182
Flats 2,688
Forests 49
Gaps 673
Glaciers 20
Guts 200
Islands 512
Isthmuses 1
Lakes 2,625
Lava 16
Pillars 305
Plains 29
Ranges 364
Rapids 9
Ridges 1,762
Slopes 45
Springs 3,075
Streams 9,948
Summits 5,632
Swamps 98
Valleys 7,638
Woods 198
California
Cultural Features
Airports 1,020
Bridges 152
Buildings 8,199
Canals 2,302
Cemeteries 849
Channels 102
Churches 10,004
Civil 1,225
Crossings 1,486
Dams 1,458
Harbors 100
Hospitals 1,010
Levees 23
Locales 13,454
Mines 3,335
Oilfields 129
Parks 6,850
Post Offices 1,091
Reserves 154
Reservoirs 1,380
Schools 11,950
Towers 961
Trails 1,178
Tunnels 128
Wells 242
California Historical
Features/Landmarks
Airports 85
Arches 2
Bars 6
Bays 6
Bridges 8
Buildings 136
Canals 5
Capes 3
Cemeteries 2
Channels 1
Churches 144
Civil 12
Crossings 25
Dams 12
Flats 7
Gaps 1
Guts 4
Harbors 2
Hospitals 93
Islands 11
Lakes 31
Locales 900
Military (Historical) 226
Mines 14
Parks 26
Populated Places 688
Post Offices 91
Rapids 1
Reservoirs 11
Schools 1,023
Springs 2
Streams 2
Summits 2
Swamps 3
Towers 1
Trails 14
Tunnels 3
Valleys 1
Wells 6
Woods 1

California's National
Historic Landmarks
132
  • Physical Features are the natural features of the Earth's surface.
  • Cultural Features are landscape features that were created or shaped by humans.
  • Historical Features are features that no longer exist on the landscape.