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New Jersey Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

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New Jersey
Physical Features
Bars 53
Basins 6
Bays 163
Beaches 41
Bends 1
Capes 213
Cliffs 5
Falls 6
Flats 12
Forests 17
Gaps 5
Guts 103
Islands 211
Lakes 365
Pillars 4
Ranges 8
Ridges 6
Springs 3
Streams 1,421
Summits 164
Swamps 68
Valleys 22
Woods 6
New Jersey
Cultural Features
Airports 452
Bridges 62
Buildings 2,965
Canals 41
Cemeteries 551
Channels 311
Churches 2,185
Civil 590
Crossings 274
Dams 502
Harbors 28
Hospitals 156
Levees 1
Locales 980
Mines 26
Parks 911
Post Offices 142
Reserves 4
Reservoirs 707
Schools 3,868
Towers 148
Trails 3
Tunnels 3
New Jersey Historical
Features/Landmarks
Airports 20
Buildings 17
Channels 1
Churches 47
Civil 1
Crossings 2
Guts 1
Harbors 1
Hospitals 8
Islands 3
Lakes 3
Locales 64
Military (Historical) 37
Parks 8
Populated Places 5
Reservoirs 3
Schools 170

New Jersey's National
Historic Landmarks
52
  • 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.