Fire Island Lighthouse
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The Fire Island Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century navigational beacon and landmark located on Fire Island off the southern coast of Long Island, New York.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fire Island Lighthouse canonical | 5 |
| Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6012659 — 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: Fire Island Lighthouse Context triple: [Fire Island, hasLighthouse, Fire Island Lighthouse]
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A.
Montauk Point Lighthouse
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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B.
Stony Point Lighthouse
Stony Point Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on the Hudson River in New York, notable as one of the oldest lighthouses in the state and part of the Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site.
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C.
Round Island Lighthouse
Round Island Lighthouse is a historic red-and-white beacon located on Round Island in Michigan, guiding ships through the Straits of Mackinac in the Great Lakes.
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D.
Chambers Island Light
Chambers Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Chambers Island in Wisconsin’s Door County, serving as a navigational aid in Green Bay.
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E.
West Chop Lighthouse
West Chop Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon located on the West Chop headland in Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.
- 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: Fire Island Lighthouse Target entity description: The Fire Island Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century navigational beacon and landmark located on Fire Island off the southern coast of Long Island, New York.
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A.
Montauk Point Lighthouse
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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B.
Stony Point Lighthouse
Stony Point Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on the Hudson River in New York, notable as one of the oldest lighthouses in the state and part of the Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site.
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C.
Round Island Lighthouse
Round Island Lighthouse is a historic red-and-white beacon located on Round Island in Michigan, guiding ships through the Straits of Mackinac in the Great Lakes.
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D.
Chambers Island Light
Chambers Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Chambers Island in Wisconsin’s Door County, serving as a navigational aid in Green Bay.
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E.
West Chop Lighthouse
West Chop Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon located on the West Chop headland in Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic landmark
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ navigational aid ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom | Robert Moses State Park ⓘ |
| addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces | 1981 ⓘ |
| automated | yes ⓘ |
| automatedYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1857 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county |
Suffolk County
ⓘ
linked to:
Suffolk County, New York
|
| currentUse |
aid to navigation
ⓘ
museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| focalHeight | about 180 feet ⓘ |
| function | guides ships approaching New York Harbor ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Fire Island, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Fire Island
Lighthouses in New York (state) ⓘ Tourist attractions in Suffolk County, New York ⓘ Transportation buildings and structures in Suffolk County, New York ⓘ |
| hasViewingPlatform | yes ⓘ |
| height |
about 168 feet
ⓘ
about 51 meters ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white light ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Robert Moses State Park ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York
ⓘ
Suffolk County, New York ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedNear | Long Island ⓘ |
| locatedOff | southern coast of Long Island ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Fire Island ⓘ |
| locatedWithin | Fire Island National Seashore ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| marking |
black and white horizontal bands
ⓘ
black-and-white bands ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic structure ⓘ |
| offers |
museum exhibits
ⓘ
tower climbs ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator |
Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society
ⓘ
linked to:
Fire Island Lighthouse
|
| originalLensType | First-order Fresnel lens ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Fire Island light tower built in 1826 ⓘ |
| replaced | original 1826 Fire Island lighthouse ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| towerShape | conical tower ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1858 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fire Island Lighthouse Description of subject: The Fire Island Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century navigational beacon and landmark located on Fire Island off the southern coast of Long Island, New York.
Referenced by (6)
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linked to: Fire Island Lighthouse