Suffolk 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
Bars 17
Bays 7
Beaches 11
Benches 1
Capes 14
Cliffs 4
Flats 5
Guts 1
Islands 31
Lakes 12
Pillars 1
Streams 14
Summits 29
Swamps 2
Cultural Features
Airports 8
Bridges 17
Buildings 386
Canals 1
Cemeteries 20
Channels 12
Churches 118
Civil 5
Crossings 2
Dams 2
Harbors 1
Hospitals 45
Levees 1
Locales 119
Parks 130
Post Offices 13
Reservoirs 2
Schools 296
Towers 13
Trails 2
Historical Features
Bays 2
Bridges 6
Buildings 5
Canals 2
Capes 5
Channels 1
Churches 3
Hospitals 2
Islands 1
Locales 59
Military (Historical) 3
Parks 2
Populated Places 4
Post Offices 50
Reservoirs 1
Ridges 1
Schools 2
Summits 4
  • 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: Massachusetts's National Historic Landmarks