Point Loma Lighthouse

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historic site lighthouse tourist attraction

Point Loma Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in San Diego, California, that has long guided ships navigating the entrance to San Diego Bay.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
New Point Loma Lighthouse	3
Old Point Loma Lighthouse	3
New Point Loma Lighthouse (nearby but associated)	1
Point Loma Lighthouse canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1692304 — 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 Loma Lighthouse
Context triple: [San Diego Bay, entranceMarkedBy, Point Loma Lighthouse]

A. Point Reyes Lighthouse
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.
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.
C. Mulholland Point Lighthouse
Mulholland Point Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on Campobello Island in New Brunswick, Canada, overlooking the waters near the U.S.–Canada border.
D. 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.
E. Boca Chita Lighthouse
Boca Chita Lighthouse is a small, historic ornamental lighthouse located on Boca Chita Key in Biscayne National Park, Florida, known as a picturesque landmark rather than an active navigational aid.
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 Loma Lighthouse
Target entity description: Point Loma Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in San Diego, California, that has long guided ships navigating the entrance to San Diego Bay.

A. Point Reyes Lighthouse
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.
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.
C. Mulholland Point Lighthouse
Mulholland Point Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on Campobello Island in New Brunswick, Canada, overlooking the waters near the U.S.–Canada border.
D. 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.
E. Boca Chita Lighthouse
Boca Chita Lighthouse is a small, historic ornamental lighthouse located on Boca Chita Key in Biscayne National Park, Florida, known as a picturesque landmark rather than an active navigational aid.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic site ⓘ lighthouse ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Cape Cod style ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1854 ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
currentUse	interpretive exhibit ⓘ museum ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel	approximately 422 feet ⓘ
function	coastal navigation aid ⓘ
hasCategory	Buildings and structures in San Diego ⓘ Lighthouses in California ⓘ Museums in San Diego ⓘ National Register of Historic Places in San Diego County, California ⓘ linked to: National Register of Historic Places listings in California
hasExhibitOn	lighthouse keepers’ lives ⓘ maritime navigation history ⓘ
heritageStatus	listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
inServiceFrom	1855 ⓘ
inServiceUntil	1891 ⓘ
lightCharacteristic	fixed white light (historical) ⓘ
locatedIn	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States Point Loma ⓘ linked to: Point Loma, San Diego, California San Diego ⓘ San Diego County ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea	Cabrillo National Monument ⓘ
locatedOn	Pacific coast ⓘ
managedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
material	brick ⓘ stucco ⓘ
nearestCity	San Diego ⓘ
NRHPCountry	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
NRHPType	building ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
originalLensType	third-order Fresnel lens ⓘ
overlooks	Pacific Ocean ⓘ San Diego Bay ⓘ
ownedBy	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
partOf	United States system of coastal lights ⓘ
reasonForDecommissioning	frequent fog and low clouds at high elevation ⓘ
region	Southern California ⓘ
replacedBy	New Point Loma Lighthouse ⓘ linked to: Point Loma Lighthouse
status	decommissioned as active lighthouse ⓘ
tourismType	heritage tourism ⓘ
towerShape	cylindrical tower with attached keeper’s quarters ⓘ
visitorActivity	coastal viewing ⓘ touring historic rooms ⓘ

How these facts were elicited