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Fairfield 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 27
Basins 2
Bays 33
Beaches 32
Capes 82
Cliffs 1
Falls 1
Forests 2
Guts 6
Islands 113
Lakes 157
Pillars 5
Ridges 11
Streams 173
Summits 150
Swamps 17
Valleys 3
Woods 3
Cultural Features
Airports 20
Bridges 15
Buildings 340
Canals 2
Cemeteries 145
Channels 11
Churches 397
Civil 30
Crossings 70
Dams 101
Harbors 3
Hospitals 19
Locales 286
Parks 239
Post Offices 14
Reservoirs 101
Schools 370
Towers 28
Historical Features
Airports 2
Areas 1
Bays 1
Beaches 2
Bridges 2
Buildings 12
Cemeteries 3
Channels 1
Hospitals 1
Islands 4
Locales 57
Military (Historical) 3
Mines 1
Parks 8
Populated Places 49
Post Offices 64
Reservoirs 2
Schools 10
Swamps 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: Connecticut's National Historic Landmarks