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Monterey 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 4
Bars 7
Basins 12
Bays 20
Beaches 18
Capes 37
Cliffs 1
Falls 3
Flats 23
Forests 1
Gaps 4
Guts 3
Islands 24
Lakes 18
Ranges 4
Ridges 52
Springs 54
Streams 206
Summits 122
Valleys 283
Woods 6
Cultural Features
Airports 13
Bridges 2
Buildings 203
Canals 3
Cemeteries 19
Channels 1
Churches 118
Civil 97
Crossings 1
Dams 17
Harbors 2
Hospitals 13
Locales 327
Mines 18
Oilfields 1
Parks 142
Post Offices 14
Reserves 14
Reservoirs 7
Schools 207
Towers 42
Trails 68
Wells 3
Historical Features
Airports 3
Buildings 9
Churches 4
Lakes 1
Locales 24
Military (Historical) 5
Populated Places 31
Post Offices 19
Schools 45
  • 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