Cape May Lighthouse
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Cape May Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century coastal beacon and popular tourist attraction located at the southern tip of New Jersey.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cape May Lighthouse canonical | 14 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T172786 — 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: Cape May Lighthouse Context triple: [Cape May, New Jersey, United States, hasLandmark, Cape May Lighthouse]
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A.
Sankaty Head Light
Sankaty Head Light is a historic lighthouse on the eastern shore of Nantucket, Massachusetts, known for guiding ships along the treacherous waters off the island since the mid-19th century.
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B.
Great Point Light
Great Point Light is a historic lighthouse located at the northern tip of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, guiding vessels through the surrounding coastal waters.
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C.
Big Red Lighthouse
Big Red Lighthouse is a historic, bright-red navigational beacon at the channel entrance to Lake Michigan in Holland, Michigan, and a well-known local icon.
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D.
Portland Head Light
Portland Head Light is a historic and picturesque lighthouse located on Cape Elizabeth’s rocky coast near Portland, Maine, and is one of the most photographed lighthouses in the United States.
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E.
Gay Head Light
Gay Head Light is a historic lighthouse on the cliffs of Aquinnah, Martha’s Vineyard, known for guiding maritime traffic and its distinctive red-brick tower overlooking the Atlantic.
- 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: Cape May Lighthouse Target entity description: Cape May Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century coastal beacon and popular tourist attraction located at the southern tip of New Jersey.
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A.
Sankaty Head Light
Sankaty Head Light is a historic lighthouse on the eastern shore of Nantucket, Massachusetts, known for guiding ships along the treacherous waters off the island since the mid-19th century.
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B.
Great Point Light
Great Point Light is a historic lighthouse located at the northern tip of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, guiding vessels through the surrounding coastal waters.
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C.
Big Red Lighthouse
Big Red Lighthouse is a historic, bright-red navigational beacon at the channel entrance to Lake Michigan in Holland, Michigan, and a well-known local icon.
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D.
Portland Head Light
Portland Head Light is a historic and picturesque lighthouse located on Cape Elizabeth’s rocky coast near Portland, Maine, and is one of the most photographed lighthouses in the United States.
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E.
Gay Head Light
Gay Head Light is a historic lighthouse on the cliffs of Aquinnah, Martha’s Vineyard, known for guiding maritime traffic and its distinctive red-brick tower overlooking the Atlantic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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lighthouse ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces | 1973 ⓘ |
| automated | yes ⓘ |
| automatedYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| category |
Lighthouses completed in 1859
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Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey ⓘ Tourist attractions in Cape May County, New Jersey ⓘ Transportation buildings and structures in Cape May County, New Jersey ⓘ |
| constructionEndYear | 1859 ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1857 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 38.9311°N 74.9600°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| focalHeight | 157 feet ⓘ |
| hasStairCount | 199 steps ⓘ |
| hasView | panoramic views of Cape May Peninsula ⓘ |
| hasVisitorFacility | museum shop ⓘ |
| height |
157 feet
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48 meters ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white every 15 seconds ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Cape May Point State Park ⓘ |
| location |
Cape May County, New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape May County
Cape May Point, New Jersey ⓘ
linked to:
Cape May Point
southern tip of New Jersey ⓘ |
| managedBy | Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities ⓘ |
| marking |
red lantern
ⓘ
white tower ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
cast iron ⓘ |
| near |
Cape May Point
ⓘ
City of Cape May ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 73001101 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalLensType | First-order Fresnel lens ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Delaware Bay ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
State of New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
New Jersey, United States
|
| partOf | New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail ⓘ |
| powerSource | electric ⓘ |
| previousStructuresOnSite | two earlier lighthouses now lost to erosion ⓘ |
| range | 24 nautical miles ⓘ |
| servesAs | aid to navigation ⓘ |
| state |
New Jersey
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linked to:
New Jersey, United States
|
| towerShape | conical tower ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1859 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Cape May Lighthouse Description of subject: Cape May Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century coastal beacon and popular tourist attraction located at the southern tip of New Jersey.
Referenced by (14)
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