Point Reyes Lighthouse
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Point Reyes Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century coastal beacon on the Point Reyes headland in California, known for its dramatic cliffside setting and powerful foghorn guiding ships through the often treacherous waters off Marin County.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Point Reyes Lighthouse canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T845083 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Point Reyes Lighthouse Context triple: [Marin County, hasLandmark, Point Reyes Lighthouse]
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A.
Cape Mendocino Lighthouse
Cape Mendocino Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on California’s rugged north coast that once guided ships navigating the hazardous waters off Cape Mendocino.
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B.
Heceta Head Lighthouse
Heceta Head Lighthouse is a historic, highly photographed beacon perched on a scenic cliff along the central Oregon Coast, renowned for its powerful light and picturesque setting.
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C.
Point Sur Lighthouse
Point Sur Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century light station perched on a volcanic rock along California’s Big Sur coast, guiding ships along the rugged Pacific shoreline.
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D.
Yaquina Head Lighthouse
Yaquina Head Lighthouse is a historic, still-operating beacon near Newport that is the tallest lighthouse on the Oregon Coast and a popular coastal landmark.
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E.
Anacapa Island Lighthouse
Anacapa Island Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on Anacapa Island off the coast of California, guiding ships through the Santa Barbara Channel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Point Reyes Lighthouse Target entity description: Point Reyes Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century coastal beacon on the Point Reyes headland in California, known for its dramatic cliffside setting and powerful foghorn guiding ships through the often treacherous waters off Marin County.
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A.
Cape Mendocino Lighthouse
Cape Mendocino Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on California’s rugged north coast that once guided ships navigating the hazardous waters off Cape Mendocino.
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B.
Heceta Head Lighthouse
Heceta Head Lighthouse is a historic, highly photographed beacon perched on a scenic cliff along the central Oregon Coast, renowned for its powerful light and picturesque setting.
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C.
Point Sur Lighthouse
Point Sur Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century light station perched on a volcanic rock along California’s Big Sur coast, guiding ships along the rugged Pacific shoreline.
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D.
Yaquina Head Lighthouse
Yaquina Head Lighthouse is a historic, still-operating beacon near Newport that is the tallest lighthouse on the Oregon Coast and a popular coastal landmark.
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E.
Anacapa Island Lighthouse
Anacapa Island Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on Anacapa Island off the coast of California, guiding ships through the Santa Barbara Channel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | 19th-century lighthouse ⓘ |
| builtFor | United States Lighthouse Board ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Marin County, California
ⓘ
Lighthouses in California ⓘ Tourist attractions in Marin County, California ⓘ |
| constructionEndYear | 1870 ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1869 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | Marin County ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Fresnel lens
ⓘ
cliffside setting ⓘ foghorn ⓘ stairway with many steps ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
automated
ⓘ
decommissioned as manned station ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
rocky coastline ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic structure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Marin County, California ⓘ
linked to:
Marin County
Point Reyes Headlands ⓘ Point Reyes National Seashore ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Point Reyes National Seashore ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Point Reyes Station, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Point Reyes Station
|
| locatedOn |
Pacific coast
ⓘ
Point Reyes Peninsula ⓘ
linked to:
Point Reyes Headlands
|
| locatedOnCliff | yes ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
iron ⓘ |
| nearby |
Point Reyes Headlands cliffs
ⓘ
linked to:
Point Reyes Headlands
Point Reyes National Seashore Visitor Center ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic coastal scenery
ⓘ
frequent fog ⓘ powerful foghorn ⓘ strong winds ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
United States Coast Guard (historically)
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Coast Guard
|
| overlooks |
Gulf of the Farallones
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| purpose |
aid to navigation
ⓘ
guiding ships through fog ⓘ |
| region | Northern California ⓘ |
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| yearCompleted | 1870 ⓘ |
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Subject: Point Reyes Lighthouse Description of subject: Point Reyes Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century coastal beacon on the Point Reyes headland in California, known for its dramatic cliffside setting and powerful foghorn guiding ships through the often treacherous waters off Marin County.
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