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Whatcom 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 3
Bars 6
Basins 7
Bays 19
Beaches 3
Bends 1
Capes 25
Cliffs 11
Craters 2
Falls 7
Flats 8
Forests 2
Gaps 39
Glaciers 33
Islands 12
Lakes 113
Pillars 14
Ranges 3
Rapids 1
Ridges 34
Slopes 1
Springs 1
Streams 288
Summits 142
Swamps 2
Valleys 7
Cultural Features
Airports 17
Bridges 8
Buildings 141
Canals 4
Cemeteries 21
Channels 10
Churches 162
Civil 19
Crossings 13
Dams 27
Harbors 2
Hospitals 4
Locales 354
Mines 40
Parks 34
Post Offices 14
Reserves 3
Reservoirs 24
Schools 182
Towers 10
Trails 9
Historical Features
Civil 1
Locales 6
Military (Historical) 3
Parks 1
Populated Places 2
Post Offices 2
Schools 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