Point Reyes Station

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census-designated place town unincorporated community

Point Reyes Station is a small coastal town in Northern California known as a gateway to Point Reyes National Seashore and the surrounding rural and agricultural landscapes.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Point Reyes Station, California	12
Point Reyes Station canonical	5
Point Reyes Station, California, United States	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T845062 — 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 Reyes Station
Context triple: [Marin County, contains, Point Reyes Station]

A. Cascades Station
Cascades Station is a light rail stop on Portland’s MAX Red Line serving the Cascade Station shopping and business district near Portland International Airport.
B. Steamer Point
Steamer Point was the main commercial and administrative district of the former British Colony of Aden, centered around its harbor and port facilities.
C. Palo Alto station
Palo Alto station is a major commuter rail stop in Palo Alto, California, serving as a key hub on the Caltrain line between San Francisco and San Jose.
D. Point Sur State Historic Park
Point Sur State Historic Park is a coastal California state park centered around a prominent volcanic rock and historic lighthouse overlooking the Pacific Ocean in the Big Sur region.
E. Point Arena
Point Arena is a small coastal city in Northern California known for its rugged Pacific shoreline, historic lighthouse, and scenic views along the Mendocino County coast.
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 Reyes Station
Target entity description: Point Reyes Station is a small coastal town in Northern California known as a gateway to Point Reyes National Seashore and the surrounding rural and agricultural landscapes.

A. Cascades Station
Cascades Station is a light rail stop on Portland’s MAX Red Line serving the Cascade Station shopping and business district near Portland International Airport.
B. Steamer Point
Steamer Point was the main commercial and administrative district of the former British Colony of Aden, centered around its harbor and port facilities.
C. Palo Alto station
Palo Alto station is a major commuter rail stop in Palo Alto, California, serving as a key hub on the Caltrain line between San Francisco and San Jose.
D. Point Sur State Historic Park
Point Sur State Historic Park is a coastal California state park centered around a prominent volcanic rock and historic lighthouse overlooking the Pacific Ocean in the Big Sur region.
E. Point Arena
Point Arena is a small coastal city in Northern California known for its rugged Pacific shoreline, historic lighthouse, and scenic views along the Mendocino County coast.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	census-designated place ⓘ town ⓘ unincorporated community ⓘ
areaCode	415 ⓘ 628 ⓘ
climate	Mediterranean climate ⓘ cool, foggy coastal weather ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
countySeatOf	none ⓘ
distanceFrom	approximately 20 miles west of San Rafael ⓘ approximately 40 miles northwest of San Francisco ⓘ
economicActivity	retail and services ⓘ support for local agriculture ⓘ tourism ⓘ
feature	lodging and inns ⓘ post office ⓘ restaurants and cafes ⓘ small downtown commercial area ⓘ visitor services for Point Reyes National Seashore ⓘ
governmentType	unincorporated (governed by Marin County) ⓘ
historicalRole	railroad terminus for North Pacific Coast Railroad ⓘ
knownFor	art galleries ⓘ dairy farming region ⓘ local food and cheese ⓘ proximity to Point Reyes National Seashore ⓘ rural agricultural surroundings ⓘ tourism ⓘ
landUse	near dairy farms ⓘ surrounded by ranchlands ⓘ
locatedIn	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States Marin County ⓘ West Marin ⓘ linked to: Bolinas
locatedInRegion	Northern California ⓘ
locatedNear	Point Reyes National Seashore ⓘ
locatedOn	Pacific coast ⓘ linked to: California coast
nearbyAttraction	Drakes Estero ⓘ Point Reyes Lighthouse ⓘ Tomales Bay ⓘ
nearbySettlement	Inverness ⓘ Marshall ⓘ Olema ⓘ
originalName	Olema Station ⓘ
partOf	San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ
role	gateway to Point Reyes National Seashore ⓘ
timeZone	Pacific Time Zone ⓘ
transportation	served by California State Route 1 nearby ⓘ served by local bus routes from Marin Transit ⓘ
ZIPCode	94956 ⓘ

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