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Santa Cruz 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
Basins 4
Bays 4
Beaches 20
Capes 6
Cliffs 3
Falls 6
Flats 3
Gaps 3
Islands 1
Lakes 17
Pillars 4
Ridges 17
Slopes 1
Springs 6
Streams 110
Summits 22
Swamps 4
Valleys 59
Woods 8
Cultural Features
Airports 7
Bridges 3
Buildings 74
Cemeteries 12
Channels 1
Churches 107
Civil 27
Dams 7
Harbors 1
Hospitals 9
Locales 117
Mines 4
Parks 78
Post Offices 9
Reservoirs 9
Schools 127
Towers 8
Trails 41
Tunnels 1
Historical Features
Airports 2
Buildings 3
Churches 2
Lakes 1
Locales 25
Military (Historical) 2
Populated Places 42
Post Offices 11
Schools 30
  • 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