Washoe 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	2
Basins	38
Bays	8
Beaches	7
Canals	15
Capes	8
Channels	1
Cliffs	6
Craters	1
Falls	1
Flats	48
Gaps	23
Islands	3
Lakes	64
Pillars	6
Plains	2
Ranges	28
Reservoirs	84
Ridges	12
Springs	439
Streams	131
Summits	137
Swamps	1
Valleys	188

Cultural Features

Airports
Public and Private Airports	10
Heliports	8
Cemeteries	20
Education - Schools
Other Schools	23
Elementary Schools	63
Middle Schools	14
High Schools	18
Colleges & University	5
Technical & Trade School	3
Emergency Response & Law Enforcement
Ambulance Service	3
Fire Station & EMS Station	56
Law Enforcement	8
Prisons & Correctional Facilities	1
Federal Lands & Reserves
Wilderness Areas	3
Wildlife Areas	2
Government Services
City or Town Hall	2
Court House	1
Post Offices	17
Hospitals & Medical Centers	14
Native American Areas
American Indian Off Reservation Trust Land	1
Reservations	1
Public Landmarks & Attractions
Campgrounds	1
Trailheads	6
Visitor Centers	1

Historical Features
Civil	1
Crossings	1
Military (Historical)	6
Populated Places	18
Reservoirs	1
Streams	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: Nevada's National Historic Landmarks

Washoe County Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

Washoe County Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

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