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A landmark is a recognizable [1] natural or artificial feature used for navigation, a feature that stands out from its near environment and is often visible from long distances. In modern-day use, the term can also be applied to smaller structures or features that have become local or national symbols .
A direction sign, more fully defined as a direction, position, or indication sign by the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, is any road sign used primarily to give information about the location of either the driver or possible destinations, and are considered a subset of the informative signs group. Direction signs are far more ...
Also amphidrome and tidal node. A geographical location where there is little or no tide, i.e. where the tidal amplitude is zero or nearly zero because the height of sea level does not change appreciably over time (meaning there is no high tide or low tide), and around which a tidal crest circulates once per tidal period (approximately every 12 hours). Tidal amplitude increases, though not ...
A common example of roads numbering by different authorities is the numbering of the European routes—all such routes have local numbers in addition to the "E number" allocated by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), [12] though is some cases, such as Sweden, the local route numbers have been changed to match the "E" numbers.
Slate toposcope at the top of Roundton Hill, with North prominently marked.. A toposcope, topograph, or orientation table is a kind of graphic display erected at viewing points on hills, mountains or other high places which indicates the direction, and usually the distance, to notable landscape features which can be seen from that point. [1]
Click on a state to see a list of the National Historic Landmarks in that state. The United States National Historic Landmark Program is designed to recognize and honor the nation's cultural and historical heritage. The program was formally inaugurated with a series of listings on October 9, 1960; as of August 21, 2020, there are 2,597 ...
This category includes landmarks officially designated by local city or county governments. They may also be listed on other registries such as the National Register of Historic Places or state registries.
Oakland: List of Oakland Designated Landmarks; Riverside: List of landmarks in Riverside, California; San Francisco: List of San Francisco Designated Landmarks; San Diego: List of San Diego Historic Landmarks. List of San Diego Historical Landmarks in La Jolla; List of San Diego Historic Landmarks in the Point Loma and Ocean Beach areas