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Humboldt 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
Arches 2
Areas 82
Bars 11
Basins 5
Bays 8
Beaches 6
Bends 4
Capes 35
Cliffs 11
Falls 1
Flats 102
Forests 3
Gaps 15
Guts 14
Islands 46
Lakes 47
Pillars 40
Plains 1
Ranges 6
Rapids 1
Ridges 143
Slopes 3
Springs 49
Streams 745
Summits 158
Swamps 4
Valleys 99
Woods 53
Cultural Features
Airports 9
Bridges 10
Buildings 125
Cemeteries 12
Channels 10
Churches 71
Civil 22
Crossings 3
Dams 6
Harbors 2
Hospitals 7
Locales 258
Mines 15
Parks 51
Post Offices 10
Reserves 7
Reservoirs 2
Schools 104
Towers 25
Trails 52
Historical Features
Airports 1
Buildings 3
Churches 2
Dams 1
Islands 1
Locales 30
Military (Historical) 3
Populated Places 34
Post Offices 3
Reservoirs 1
Schools 25
  • 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