Point Arena Lighthouse

E415102

historic site lighthouse

Point Arena Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on California’s rugged Mendocino Coast, known for its tall tower, dramatic ocean views, and popular tours.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Point Arena Lighthouse canonical	8
Point Arena Light Station	1
Point Arena Lighthouse Keepers, Inc.	1
Point Arena Lighthouse and Museum	1
Point Arena Lighthouse area	1
original 1870 Point Arena Lighthouse	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4142441 — 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 Arena Lighthouse
Context triple: [Point Arena, hasTouristAttraction, Point Arena 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. 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.
C. Yaquina Bay Lighthouse
Yaquina Bay Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century coastal lighthouse in Newport, Oregon, notable for being one of the oldest standing structures on the Oregon coast and a popular tourist attraction.
D. 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.
E. 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.
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 Arena Lighthouse
Target entity description: Point Arena Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on California’s rugged Mendocino Coast, known for its tall tower, dramatic ocean views, and popular tours.

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. 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.
C. Yaquina Bay Lighthouse
Yaquina Bay Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century coastal lighthouse in Newport, Oregon, notable for being one of the oldest standing structures on the Oregon coast and a popular tourist attraction.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic site ⓘ lighthouse ⓘ
architecturalStyle	tapered cylindrical tower ⓘ
automationYear	1977 ⓘ
category	Lighthouses in California ⓘ
constructionEndYear	1908 ⓘ
constructionStartYear	1907 ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
currentLensType	modern rotating beacon ⓘ
destroyedPredecessorCause	1906 San Francisco earthquake ⓘ
distanceFromPointArena	about 2 miles north ⓘ
focalHeight	about 155 feet ⓘ
hasFacility	museum ⓘ parking area ⓘ restrooms ⓘ visitor center ⓘ
hasView	Pacific Ocean ⓘ rocky coastline ⓘ whale migration routes ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ linked to: National Register of Historic Places
latitude	approximately 38.954° N ⓘ
lightCharacteristic	Flashing white light every 15 seconds ⓘ
listedOnNRHPYear	1991 ⓘ
locatedIn	Mendocino County, California ⓘ linked to: Mendocino County Point Arena, California ⓘ linked to: Point Arena
locatedOn	Mendocino Coast ⓘ linked to: Mendocino Pacific Ocean ⓘ
longitude	approximately 123.739° W ⓘ
marking	white tower with black lantern ⓘ
material	reinforced concrete ⓘ
nearbyCity	Point Arena ⓘ
NRHPReferenceNumber	91001005 ⓘ
offers	gift shop ⓘ guided tours ⓘ museum exhibits ⓘ vacation rentals ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
operator	United States Coast Guard ⓘ
originalLensType	First-order Fresnel lens ⓘ
ownedBy	Point Arena Lighthouse Keepers, Inc. ⓘ linked to: Point Arena Lighthouse
partOf	Point Arena Light Station ⓘ linked to: Point Arena Lighthouse
replacedStructure	original 1870 Point Arena Lighthouse ⓘ linked to: Point Arena Lighthouse
shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern ⓘ
state	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States
subjectOf	tourism brochures about the Mendocino Coast ⓘ
towerHeight	115 feet ⓘ about 35 meters ⓘ
yearBuilt	1908 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Point Arena → hasTouristAttraction → Point Arena Lighthouse ⓘ

Point Arena → hasLandmark → Point Arena Lighthouse ⓘ

Point Arena → hasViewOf → Point Arena Lighthouse ⓘ

Point Arena → hasHistoricSite → Point Arena Lighthouse ⓘ

Point Arena Lighthouse → ownedBy → Point Arena Lighthouse Keepers, Inc. ⓘ