Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cape Hatteras Lighthouse canonical | 10 |
| Cape Hatteras Light | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5416356 — 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 Hatteras Lighthouse Context triple: [Cape Hatteras National Seashore, contains, Cape Hatteras Lighthouse]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Sankaty Head Light
Sankaty Head Light is a historic lighthouse on the eastern shore of Nantucket, Massachusetts, known for guiding ships along the treacherous waters off the island since the mid-19th century.
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D.
Cape May Lighthouse
Cape May Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century coastal beacon and popular tourist attraction located at the southern tip of New Jersey.
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E.
Eastern Point Lighthouse
Eastern Point Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Gloucester, Massachusetts, guiding ships at the entrance to Gloucester Harbor on the Atlantic Ocean.
- 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 Hatteras Lighthouse Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Sankaty Head Light
Sankaty Head Light is a historic lighthouse on the eastern shore of Nantucket, Massachusetts, known for guiding ships along the treacherous waters off the island since the mid-19th century.
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D.
Cape May Lighthouse
Cape May Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century coastal beacon and popular tourist attraction located at the southern tip of New Jersey.
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E.
Eastern Point Lighthouse
Eastern Point Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Gloucester, Massachusetts, guiding ships at the entrance to Gloucester Harbor on the Atlantic Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
brick lighthouse
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historic site ⓘ lighthouse ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | conical tower ⓘ |
| automated | 1936 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | brick ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county |
Dare County
ⓘ
linked to:
Dare County, North Carolina
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| currentStructureCompletionYear | 1870 ⓘ |
| currentUse | active aid to navigation ⓘ |
| focalHeight |
about 190 feet
ⓘ
about 57 meters ⓘ |
| foundation | granite and timber foundation ⓘ |
| hasFeature | interior spiral staircase ⓘ |
| height |
about 198 feet
ⓘ
about 63 meters ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flash every 7.5 seconds ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Cape Hatteras ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Carolina
ⓘ
Outer Banks ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| locatedNear | Diamond Shoals ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Hatteras Island ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| marking |
black lantern
ⓘ
black-and-white spiral stripes ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Buxton, North Carolina ⓘ |
| nickname | America’s Lighthouse ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the tallest brick lighthouses in the United States
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distinctive black-and-white spiral daymark ⓘ |
| NRHPListingYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| numberOfSteps | about 257 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| originalConstructionYear | 1803 ⓘ |
| originalLensType | first-order Fresnel lens ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| partOf | Cape Hatteras National Seashore ⓘ |
| purpose |
aid to navigation
ⓘ
warning for Diamond Shoals ⓘ |
| range | about 24 nautical miles ⓘ |
| relocated | 1999 ⓘ |
| relocationDistance | about 2,900 feet ⓘ |
| relocationReason | shoreline erosion ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier Cape Hatteras Lighthouse built in 1803 ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina ⓘ |
| towerShape | tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1870 ⓘ |
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Subject: Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Description of subject: 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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