Cape Lookout Lighthouse
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Cape Lookout Lighthouse is a historic, black-and-white diamond-patterned coastal beacon on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, renowned for guiding ships through the treacherous waters of the Cape Lookout Shoals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cape Lookout Lighthouse canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5656095 — 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 Lookout Lighthouse Context triple: [Cape Lookout National Seashore, hasPart, Cape Lookout Lighthouse]
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A.
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is a historic black-and-white spiral-striped beacon on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, renowned as one of the tallest and most iconic brick lighthouses in the United States.
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Ocracoke Lighthouse
Ocracoke Lighthouse is a historic, white masonry lighthouse on Ocracoke Island in North Carolina, known as one of the oldest operating lighthouses in the United States.
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Cape Henry Lighthouse
Cape Henry Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon at the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay, notable as one of the earliest federally funded public works in the United States.
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D.
St. Augustine Lighthouse
The St. Augustine Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse and maritime museum on Anastasia Island, renowned as an iconic symbol of St. Augustine’s coastal heritage and one of the oldest surviving aids to navigation in the United States.
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E.
Jones Point Lighthouse
Jones Point Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century river lighthouse located on the Potomac River near Alexandria, Virginia, notable as one of the last remaining riverine lighthouses in the United States.
- 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 Lookout Lighthouse Target entity description: Cape Lookout Lighthouse is a historic, black-and-white diamond-patterned coastal beacon on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, renowned for guiding ships through the treacherous waters of the Cape Lookout Shoals.
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A.
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is a historic black-and-white spiral-striped beacon on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, renowned as one of the tallest and most iconic brick lighthouses in the United States.
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B.
Ocracoke Lighthouse
Ocracoke Lighthouse is a historic, white masonry lighthouse on Ocracoke Island in North Carolina, known as one of the oldest operating lighthouses in the United States.
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C.
Cape Henry Lighthouse
Cape Henry Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon at the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay, notable as one of the earliest federally funded public works in the United States.
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D.
St. Augustine Lighthouse
The St. Augustine Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse and maritime museum on Anastasia Island, renowned as an iconic symbol of St. Augustine’s coastal heritage and one of the oldest surviving aids to navigation in the United States.
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E.
Jones Point Lighthouse
Jones Point Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century river lighthouse located on the Potomac River near Alexandria, Virginia, notable as one of the last remaining riverine lighthouses in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic structure
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ navigational aid ⓘ |
| access | reachable only by boat or ferry ⓘ |
| addedTo | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| automated | 1950 ⓘ |
| climbingSeason | typically from May to September ⓘ |
| colorPattern | black-and-white diamond pattern ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | 1859 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| eastWestDiamondsColor | white ⓘ |
| focalHeight | approximately 169 feet ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
gallery deck
ⓘ
internal iron staircase ⓘ lantern room ⓘ |
| height | approximately 163 feet ⓘ |
| isOpenToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white light ⓘ |
| lightRange | approximately 19 nautical miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cape Lookout, North Carolina
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Lookout
Carteret County, North Carolina ⓘ Outer Banks ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cape Lookout Shoals
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Lookout
|
| locatedOn |
Core Banks
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linked to:
North Core Banks
|
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| marking | staggered black and white diamonds ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| nearbyFacility |
keeper’s quarters museum
ⓘ
visitor center ⓘ |
| northSouthDiamondsColor | black ⓘ |
| nrhpListingYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| ocean | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| originalLensType |
first-order Fresnel lens
ⓘ
linked to:
Fresnel lens
|
| partOf | Cape Lookout National Seashore ⓘ |
| poweredBy | electric light ⓘ |
| purpose | to guide ships around Cape Lookout Shoals ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier 1812 Cape Lookout lighthouse ⓘ |
| shape | conical tower ⓘ |
| significance |
iconic symbol of the Crystal Coast
ⓘ
important aid to navigation on the North Carolina coast ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina ⓘ |
| survivedEvent |
American Civil War
ⓘ
multiple Atlantic hurricanes ⓘ |
| symbolism | diamond pattern indicates cardinal directions ⓘ |
| tourism | popular destination for climbing and sightseeing ⓘ |
| view | panoramic views of Core Banks and Cape Lookout Shoals ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1859 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cape Lookout Lighthouse Description of subject: Cape Lookout Lighthouse is a historic, black-and-white diamond-patterned coastal beacon on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, renowned for guiding ships through the treacherous waters of the Cape Lookout Shoals.
Referenced by (6)
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