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Onondaga 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
Bays 3
Capes 18
Cliffs 1
Falls 6
Flats 1
Forests 1
Islands 9
Lakes 25
Ridges 1
Springs 1
Streams 52
Summits 39
Swamps 4
Valleys 23
Cultural Features
Airports 18
Bridges 7
Buildings 230
Canals 4
Cemeteries 138
Channels 2
Churches 295
Civil 37
Crossings 7
Dams 3
Harbors 1
Hospitals 15
Locales 109
Mines 8
Parks 35
Post Offices 30
Reservoirs 7
Schools 213
Towers 32
Historical Features
Airports 2
Buildings 10
Cemeteries 1
Churches 5
Hospitals 1
Lakes 1
Locales 7
Military (Historical) 2
Populated Places 3
Schools 116
  • 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: New York's National Historic Landmarks