Western Connecticut 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	18
Basins	1
Bays	31
Beaches	18
Capes	66
Channels	9
Cliffs	3
Falls	1
Flats	1
Guts	5
Islands	110
Lakes	127
Pillars	5
Reservoirs	89
Ridges	11
Streams	140
Summits	145
Swamps	19
Valleys	5
Woods	1

Cultural Features

Education - Schools
Other Schools	38
Elementary Schools	27
Middle Schools	9
High Schools	8
Emergency Response & Law Enforcement
Fire Station & EMS Station	28
Law Enforcement	17
Government Services
City or Town Hall	8
Post Offices	9

Historical Features
Beaches	1
Civil	1
Populated Places	8
Reservoirs	2
Summits	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