Essex 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	82
Basins	2
Bays	72
Beaches	45
Canals	2
Capes	94
Channels	20
Cliffs	13
Flats	1
Guts	4
Islands	179
Isthmuses	1
Lakes	93
Pillars	1
Rapids	1
Reservoirs	95
Ridges	4
Streams	146
Summits	208
Swamps	52
Valleys	1
Woods	1

Cultural Features

Airports
Public and Private Airports	5
Heliports	10
Seaplane Bases and Anchorages	1
Cemeteries	106
Education - Schools
Other Schools	4
Elementary Schools	19
Middle Schools	15
High Schools	8
Colleges & University	6
Emergency Response & Law Enforcement
Ambulance Service	4
Fire Station & EMS Station	6
Law Enforcement	4
Federal Lands & Reserves
Parks	2
Wildlife Areas	2
Government Services
City or Town Hall	6
Court House	4
Post Offices	8
Hospitals & Medical Centers	9
Public Landmarks & Attractions
Visitor Centers	2

Historical Features
Bars	3
Capes	1
Isthmuses	2
Lakes	3
Military (Historical)	3
Populated Places	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

Essex County Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

Essex County Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

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