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El Dorado County Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

Note 1: The Cultural Feature "Locales" can be very helpful in getting oriented in a new community.
Note 2: Links for Local Area Search and Driving Directions are below each feature map.

Physical Features
Areas 3
Bars 10
Basins 4
Bays 9
Beaches 6
Capes 9
Cliffs 3
Falls 4
Flats 64
Forests 2
Gaps 7
Islands 2
Lakes 121
Pillars 6
Ranges 1
Rapids 1
Ridges 36
Springs 31
Streams 239
Summits 123
Swamps 5
Valleys 143
Woods 1
Cultural Features
Airports 15
Bridges 3
Buildings 100
Canals 9
Cemeteries 20
Churches 14
Civil 8
Crossings 3
Dams 58
Hospitals 3
Locales 311
Mines 120
Parks 40
Post Offices 20
Reserves 3
Reservoirs 46
Schools 84
Towers 13
Trails 29
Historical Features
Bars 1
Bridges 1
Buildings 1
Cemeteries 1
Dams 1
Hospitals 2
Islands 1
Locales 4
Mines 2
Populated Places 15
Post Offices 21
Schools 5
  • 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.
  • Historical Landmarks: California's National Historic Landmarks