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Kern 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 1
Areas 6
Bars 1
Basins 5
Bays 8
Bends 2
Capes 11
Cliffs 2
Flats 77
Forests 1
Gaps 18
Lakes 9
Pillars 1
Plains 1
Ranges 20
Ridges 43
Slopes 2
Springs 243
Streams 170
Summits 147
Valleys 274
Cultural Features
Airports 50
Buildings 175
Canals 56
Cemeteries 13
Churches 354
Civil 29
Crossings 1
Dams 19
Hospitals 22
Locales 440
Mines 135
Oilfields 51
Parks 131
Post Offices 23
Reserves 7
Reservoirs 18
Schools 250
Towers 54
Trails 6
Tunnels 6
Wells 38
Historical Features
Airports 5
Buildings 1
Churches 1
Hospitals 1
Islands 1
Lakes 1
Locales 85
Military (Historical) 3
Populated Places 45
Post Offices 2
Reservoirs 1
Schools 26
Swamps 1
  • 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