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Westchester 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 26
Basins 1
Bays 26
Beaches 2
Capes 39
Cliffs 2
Flats 5
Guts 1
Islands 36
Lakes 76
Pillars 1
Ranges 3
Ridges 9
Springs 1
Streams 81
Summits 91
Swamps 5
Valleys 5
Woods 2
Cultural Features
Airports 11
Bridges 30
Buildings 359
Canals 4
Cemeteries 90
Channels 1
Churches 481
Civil 49
Crossings 43
Dams 4
Harbors 20
Hospitals 31
Locales 237
Mines 1
Parks 285
Post Offices 61
Reservoirs 90
Schools 382
Towers 14
Historical Features
Airports 2
Areas 1
Bridges 1
Buildings 27
Churches 12
Dams 1
Hospitals 4
Islands 2
Locales 29
Military (Historical) 6
Mines 1
Parks 3
Populated Places 3
Reservoirs 2
Schools 34
Swamps 1
Towers 1
  • 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