Los Angeles 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 6
Bars 7
Basins 32
Bays 46
Beaches 35
Benches 1
Bends 2
Capes 47
Cliffs 2
Falls 2
Flats 47
Forests 4
Gaps 41
Islands 27
Isthmuses 1
Lakes 24
Pillars 3
Ranges 15
Ridges 29
Springs 66
Streams 149
Summits 167
Swamps 1
Valleys 665
Woods 1
Cultural Features
Airports 175
Bridges 7
Buildings 1,439
Canals 41
Cemeteries 76
Channels 7
Churches 2,377
Civil 179
Crossings 523
Dams 116
Harbors 29
Hospitals 313
Locales 1,140
Mines 33
Oilfields 14
Parks 1,205
Post Offices 187
Reserves 10
Reservoirs 84
Schools 2,438
Towers 100
Trails 54
Tunnels 8
Wells 2
Historical Features
Airports 19
Arches 1
Buildings 21
Churches 24
Harbors 1
Hospitals 31
Lakes 1
Locales 109
Military (Historical) 43
Parks 4
Populated Places 58
Post Offices 2
Reservoirs 1
Schools 82
Towers 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