Archaeological/prehistoric site (ANS)
(A place where archeological remains, old structures, or cultural artifacts are located) | 212 |
Mine(s) (MN)
(A site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages) | 365 |
Fort (FT)
(A defensive structure or earthworks) | 8 |
Ruin(s) (RUIN)
(A destroyed or decayed structure which is no longer functional) | 79 |
Oil pumping station (PMPO)
(A facility for pumping oil through a pipeline) | 11 |
Airfield (AIRF)
(A place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 85 |
Farm (FRM)
(A tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture) | 300 |
Oil camp (CMPO)
(A camp used by oilfield workers) | 1 |
Railroad station (RSTN)
(A facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading train passengers and freight) | 59 |
Factory (MFG)
(One or more buildings where goods are manufactured, processed or fabricated) | 14 |
Dam (DAM)
(A barrier constructed across a stream to impound water) | 6 |
Estate(s) (EST)
(A large commercialized agricultural landholding with associated buildings and other facilities) | 592 |
Bridge (BDG)
(A structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across) | 185 |
Tomb(s) (TMB)
(A structure for interring bodies) | 7 |
Camp(s) (CMP)
(A site occupied by tents, huts, or other shelters for temporary use) | 19 |
Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 51 |
Abandoned airfield (AIRQ)
| 11 |
Spa (SPA)
(A resort area usually developed around a medicinal spring) | 2 |
Meteorological station (STNM)
(A station at which weather elements are recorded) | 1 |
Mill(s) (ML)
(A building housing machines for transforming, shaping, finishing, grinding, or extracting products) | 2 |
Triangulation station (TRIG)
(A point on the earth whose position has been determined by triangulation) | 306 |
Power station (PS)
(A facility for generating electric power) | 4 |
Hospital (HSP)
(A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated) | 25 |
Abandoned mine (MNQ)
| 30 |
Shrine (SHRN)
(A structure or place memorializing a person or religious concept) | 3 |
Country house (HSEC)
(A large house, mansion, or chateau, on a large estate) | 1 |
Boundary marker (BP)
(A fixture marking a point along a boundary) | 126 |
Dike (DIKE)
(An earth or stone embankment usually constructed for flood or stream control) | 1 |
Spillway (SPLY)
(A passage or outlet through which surplus water flows over, around or through a dam) | 1 |
Church (CH)
(A building for public Christian worship) | 31 |
Cemetery (CMTY)
(A burial place or ground) | 15 |
School (SCH)
(Building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place) | 29 |
Pier (PIER)
(A structure built out into navigable water on piles providing berthing for ships and recreation) | 15 |
Prison (PRN)
(A facility for confining prisoners) | 9 |
Resort (RSRT)
(A specialized facility for vacation, health, or participation sports activities) | 33 |
Facility center (CTRF)
(A place where more than one facility is situated) | 1 |
College (SCHC)
(The grounds and buildings of an institution of higher learning) | 18 |
Oil refinery (OILR)
(A facility for converting crude oil into refined petroleum products) | 2 |
Airbase (AIRB)
(An area used to store supplies, provide barracks for air force personnel, hangars and runways for aircraft, and from which operations are initiated) | 3 |
Abandoned camp (CMPQ)
| 5 |
Corral(s) (CRRL)
(A pen or enclosure for confining or capturing animals) | 8 |
Quarry(-ies) (MNQR)
(A surface mine where building stone or gravel and sand, etc. are extracted) | 10 |
Copper mine(s) (MNCU)
(A mine where copper ore is extracted) | 18 |
Mining camp (CMPMN)
(A camp used by miners) | 11 |
Radio station (STNR)
(A facility for producing and transmitting information by radio waves) | 4 |
Customs house (CSTM)
(A building in a port where customs and duties are paid, and where vessels are entered and cleared) | 3 |
Dairy (DARY)
(A facility for the processing, sale and distribution of milk or milk products) | 2 |
Tank farm (OILT)
(A tract of land occupied by large, cylindrical, metal tanks in which oil or liquid petrochemicals are stored) | 1 |
Ranch(es) (RNCH)
(A large farm specializing in extensive grazing of livestock) | 15 |
Iron mine(s) (MNFE)
(A mine where iron ore is extracted) | 1 |
Hydroelectric power station (PSH)
(A building where electricity is generated from water power) | 5 |
Radio observatory (OBSR)
(A facility equipped with an array of antennae for receiving radio waves from space) | 1 |
Railroad stop (RSTP)
(A place lacking station facilities where trains stop to pick up and unload passengers and freight) | 4 |
Ore treatment plant (MLM)
(A facility for improving the metal content of ore by concentration) | 1 |
Communication center (COMC)
(A facility, including buildings, antennae, towers and electronic equipment for receiving and transmitting information) | 1 |
Golf course (RECG)
(A recreation field where golf is played) | 1 |
Beacon (BCN)
(A fixed artificial navigation mark) | 1 |
Monument (MNMT)
(A commemorative structure or statue) | 4 |
Building(s) (BLDG)
(A structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc.) | 14 |
Cave(s) (CAVE)
(An underground passageway or chamber, or cavity on the side of a cliff) | 1 |
Stadium (STDM)
(A structure with an enclosure for athletic games with tiers of seats for spectators) | 10 |
Convent (CVNT)
(A building where a community of nuns lives in seclusion) | 2 |
Tower (TOWR)
(A high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter) | 2 |
Castle (CSTL)
(A large fortified building or set of buildings) | 1 |
Research institute (ITTR)
(A facility where research is carried out) | 1 |
Scientific research base (STNB)
(A scientific facility used as a base from which research is carried out or monitored) | 5 |
Agricultural facility (AGRF)
(A building and/or tract of land used for improving agriculture) | 3 |
House(s) (HSE)
(A building used as a human habitation) | 1 |
Police post (PP)
(A building in which police are stationed) | 2 |
Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 376 |
Square (SQR)
(A broad, open, public area near the center of a town or city) | 5 |
Temple(s) (TMPL)
(An edifice dedicated to religious worship) | 2 |
Mall (MALL)
(A large, often enclosed shopping complex containing various stores, businesses, and restaurants usually accessible by common passageways.) | 5 |
Bus station (BUSTN)
(A facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading passengers ) | 1 |
Local government office (GOVL)
(A facility housing local governmental offices, usually a city, town, or village hall) | 1 |
Museum (MUS)
(A building where objects of permanent interest in one or more of the arts and sciences are preserved and exhibited) | 2 |
Observation point (OBPT)
(A wildlife or scenic observation point) | 3 |
Market (MKT)
(A place where goods are bought and sold at regular intervals) | 2 |
Racetrack (RECR)
(A track where races are held) | 1 |
Lighthouse (LTHSE)
(A distinctive structure exhibiting a major navigation light) | 17 |
Sewage treatment plant (SWT)
(Facility for the processing of sewage and/or wastewater) | 1 |
Ruined bridge (BDGQ)
(A destroyed or decayed bridge which is no longer functional) | 1 |
Garden(s) (GDN)
(An enclosure for displaying selected plant or animal life) | 1 |
University (UNIV)
(An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.) | 8 |
Waterworks (WTRW)
(A facility for supplying potable water through a water source and a system of pumps and filtration beds) | 1 |
Military installation (INSM)
(A facility for use of and control by armed forces) | 2 |
Military school (SCHM)
(A school at which military science forms the core of the curriculum) | 4 |
Barracks (BRKS)
(A building for lodging military personnel) | 3 |
Administrative facility (ADMF)
(A government building) | 11 |
Marina (MAR)
(A harbor facility for small boats, yachts, etc.) | 1 |
Medical center (CTRM)
(A complex of health care buildings including two or more of the following: hospital, medical school, clinic, pharmacy, doctor's offices, etc.) | 1 |
Traffic circle (RDCR)
(A road junction formed around a central circle about which traffic moves in one direction only) | 10 |
Gas-oil separator plant (GOSP)
(A facility for separating gas from oil) | 1 |
Facility (FCL)
(A building or buildings housing a center, institute, foundation, hospital, prison, mission, courthouse, etc.) | 1 |
Mole (MOLE)
(A massive structure of masonry or large stones serving as a pier or breakwater) | 1 |
Landing (LDNG)
(A place where boats receive or discharge passengers and freight, but lacking most port facilities) | 1 |
Farmstead (FRMT)
(The buildings and adjacent service areas of a farm) | 1 |
Farms (FRMS)
(Tracts of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture) | 1 |