Montauk Point Lighthouse
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Montauk Point Lighthouse is a historic, oceanfront lighthouse at the eastern tip of Long Island, New York, and one of the oldest and most iconic lighthouses in the United States.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Montauk Point Lighthouse canonical | 12 |
| Montauk Point Light | 1 |
| Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum | 1 |
| Montauk Point Lighthouse and related structures | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Montauk Point Lighthouse Context triple: [Montauk, knownFor, Montauk Point Lighthouse]
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A.
Brant Point Light
Brant Point Light is a historic lighthouse on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, guiding vessels into Nantucket Harbor and known as one of the oldest lighthouse sites in the United States.
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B.
Long Point Light
Long Point Light is a historic lighthouse marking the entrance to Provincetown Harbor at the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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C.
Sandy Hook Lighthouse
Sandy Hook Lighthouse is the oldest surviving lighthouse in the United States, located at the tip of New Jersey’s Sandy Hook peninsula and historically guiding ships into New York Harbor.
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D.
West Chop Lighthouse
West Chop Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon located on the West Chop headland in Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.
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E.
Crown Point Lighthouse
Crown Point Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on Lake Champlain in New York, notable for its early 20th-century memorial tower design and role in guiding maritime traffic.
- 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: Montauk Point Lighthouse Target entity description: Montauk Point Lighthouse is a historic, oceanfront lighthouse at the eastern tip of Long Island, New York, and one of the oldest and most iconic lighthouses in the United States.
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A.
Brant Point Light
Brant Point Light is a historic lighthouse on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, guiding vessels into Nantucket Harbor and known as one of the oldest lighthouse sites in the United States.
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B.
Long Point Light
Long Point Light is a historic lighthouse marking the entrance to Provincetown Harbor at the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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C.
Sandy Hook Lighthouse
Sandy Hook Lighthouse is the oldest surviving lighthouse in the United States, located at the tip of New Jersey’s Sandy Hook peninsula and historically guiding ships into New York Harbor.
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D.
West Chop Lighthouse
West Chop Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon located on the West Chop headland in Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.
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E.
Crown Point Lighthouse
Crown Point Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on Lake Champlain in New York, notable for its early 20th-century memorial tower design and role in guiding maritime traffic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | George Washington ⓘ |
| builtDuring | presidency of George Washington ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1797 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1796 ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 41.071°N 71.857°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentUse |
aid to navigation
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| focalHeight | approximately 168 feet ⓘ |
| hasMuseumExhibits |
local Montauk history
ⓘ
maritime history ⓘ whaling history ⓘ |
| height | approximately 110 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ
linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
|
| laterLensType | Fresnel lens ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white light ⓘ |
| lightRange | approximately 19 nautical miles ⓘ |
| locatedAt | eastern tip of Long Island ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Long Island
ⓘ
Montauk, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Montauk
New York State ⓘ Suffolk County, New York ⓘ Town of East Hampton ⓘ
linked to:
East Hampton
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedNear | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedWithin | Montauk Point State Park ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| marking | white tower with a brown band and black lantern ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| NHLDesignationDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1969 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Montauk Historical Society ⓘ |
| originalLensType | whale oil lamps with reflectors ⓘ |
| owner | Montauk Historical Society ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Atlantic shipping lanes off Long Island
ⓘ
approaches to Long Island Sound ⓘ |
| shape | conical tower ⓘ |
| significance |
iconic symbol of Long Island
ⓘ
oldest lighthouse in New York State ⓘ one of the oldest lighthouses in the United States ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| towerHeight | approximately 86 feet ⓘ |
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