Alameda 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	2
Bars	1
Basins	2
Bays	8
Beaches	1
Bends	2
Canals	9
Capes	12
Channels	4
Falls	1
Flats	6
Gaps	6
Guts	4
Islands	3
Lakes	4
Ranges	3
Reservoirs	36
Ridges	13
Springs	7
Streams	82
Summits	23
Swamps	7
Valleys	57
Woods	1

Cultural Features

Airports
Public and Private Airports	4
Heliports	6
Cemeteries	31
Education - Schools
Other Schools	124
Elementary Schools	200
Middle Schools	53
High Schools	75
Colleges & University	38
Technical & Trade School	8
Emergency Response & Law Enforcement
Ambulance Service	6
Fire Station & EMS Station	101
Law Enforcement	29
Prisons & Correctional Facilities	2
Federal Lands & Reserves
Wildlife Areas	1
Government Services
City or Town Hall	14
Court House	7
Post Offices	50
Hospitals & Medical Centers	20
Public Landmarks & Attractions
Trailheads	13
Visitor Centers	1

Historical Features
Lakes	1
Military (Historical)	15
Populated Places	10

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

Alameda County Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

Alameda County Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

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