Santa Barbara 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 1
Bars 8
Basins 5
Bays 35
Beaches 10
Benches 4
Capes 54
Cliffs 1
Falls 3
Flats 22
Forests 1
Gaps 11
Islands 30
Lakes 4
Pillars 2
Ranges 7
Ridges 13
Springs 95
Streams 120
Summits 78
Swamps 4
Valleys 330
Woods 1
Cultural Features
Airports 23
Buildings 187
Cemeteries 14
Channels 3
Churches 179
Civil 46
Dams 21
Harbors 4
Hospitals 13
Locales 398
Mines 15
Oilfields 10
Parks 144
Post Offices 12
Reserves 4
Reservoirs 18
Schools 219
Towers 34
Trails 42
Tunnels 8
Wells 1
Historical Features
Airports 2
Buildings 5
Churches 7
Hospitals 2
Locales 13
Military (Historical) 5
Populated Places 202
Post Offices 1
Schools 8
  • 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