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District Of Columbia Neighborhood 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 16
Bays 2
Beaches 2
Capes 12
Falls 1
Guts 1
Islands 6
Lakes 1
Pillars 1
Springs 1
Streams 16
Summits 25
Valleys 5
Woods 1
Cultural Features
Airports 19
Bridges 49
Buildings 1,726
Canals 2
Cemeteries 19
Channels 4
Churches 618
Civil 9
Crossings 3
Dams 5
Harbors 1
Hospitals 76
Locales 255
Parks 618
Post Offices 65
Reservoirs 8
Schools 569
Towers 30
Trails 12
Historical Features
Areas 2
Bridges 5
Buildings 307
Canals 2
Cemeteries 17
Churches 69
Civil 48
Crossings 2
Hospitals 25
Islands 1
Lakes 2
Locales 114
Military (Historical) 44
Parks 14
Populated Places 28
Post Offices 6
Reservoirs 5
Schools 79
Springs 4
Streams 11
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: District of Columbia's National Historic Landmarks