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Pierce 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
Arches 1
Areas 2
Bars 4
Basins 12
Bays 31
Beaches 2
Capes 40
Cliffs 27
Craters 2
Falls 32
Flats 33
Forests 1
Gaps 20
Glaciers 32
Islands 27
Lakes 157
Pillars 10
Ranges 4
Ridges 37
Springs 5
Streams 200
Summits 199
Swamps 20
Valleys 11
Woods 28
Cultural Features
Airports 28
Bridges 12
Buildings 208
Canals 1
Cemeteries 17
Channels 9
Churches 302
Civil 34
Crossings 26
Dams 66
Harbors 5
Hospitals 12
Locales 225
Mines 5
Parks 48
Post Offices 15
Reserves 3
Reservoirs 39
Schools 451
Towers 13
Trails 18
Tunnels 4
Historical Features
Capes 1
Locales 1
Populated Places 2
Post Offices 4
Schools 2
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: Washington's National Historic Landmarks