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 25
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 1,437
Canals 41
Cemeteries 76
Channels 7
Churches 2,377
Civil 159
Crossings 523
Dams 116
Harbors 29
Hospitals 313
Locales 1,132
Mines 33
Oilfields 14
Parks 1,204
Post Offices 187
Reserves 3
Reservoirs 85
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