Orient Point Lighthouse
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Orient Point Lighthouse is a historic offshore beacon in Long Island Sound that guides maritime traffic near the eastern tip of Long Island, New York.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Orient Point Lighthouse canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7473861 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Orient Point Lighthouse Context triple: [Orient Point, Suffolk County, hasLandmark, Orient Point Lighthouse]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Crown Point Lighthouse
Crown Point Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on Lake Champlain in New York, notable for its early 20th-century memorial tower design and role in guiding maritime traffic.
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D.
West Chop Lighthouse
West Chop Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon located on the West Chop headland in Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.
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E.
Brant Point Light
Brant Point Light is a historic lighthouse on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, guiding vessels into Nantucket Harbor and known as one of the oldest lighthouse sites 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: Orient Point Lighthouse Target entity description: Orient Point Lighthouse is a historic offshore beacon in Long Island Sound that guides maritime traffic near the eastern tip of Long Island, New York.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Crown Point Lighthouse
Crown Point Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on Lake Champlain in New York, notable for its early 20th-century memorial tower design and role in guiding maritime traffic.
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D.
West Chop Lighthouse
West Chop Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon located on the West Chop headland in Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.
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E.
Brant Point Light
Brant Point Light is a historic lighthouse on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, guiding vessels into Nantucket Harbor and known as one of the oldest lighthouse sites in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic place
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lighthouse ⓘ offshore lighthouse ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | boat only ⓘ |
| addedToNRHP | August 6, 1973 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Coffee Pot Lighthouse
NERFINISHED
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Orient Point Light NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| automated | 1958 ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Long Island Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1898 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| currentLens | modern optic ⓘ |
| focalHeight | 64 feet ⓘ |
| fogSignal | horn ⓘ |
| foundation |
cast-iron caisson
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concrete-filled caisson ⓘ |
| function | guides maritime traffic ⓘ |
| height | 45 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
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surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
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| inception | 1899 ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white every 5 seconds ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Long Island Sound
NERFINISHED
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New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Orient Point, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Suffolk County, New York ⓘ eastern tip of Long Island ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Orient Point
NERFINISHED
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Plum Gut NERFINISHED ⓘ Plum Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | submerged rock shoal ⓘ |
| marking |
black tower
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white band ⓘ white base ⓘ |
| material |
brick lining
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cast iron ⓘ |
| navigationalRole |
guides vessels between Long Island Sound and Gardiners Bay
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marks the western side of Plum Gut passage ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 73001285 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLens | fourth-order Fresnel lens ⓘ |
| owner | United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicAccess | not open to the public interior ⓘ |
| purpose | aid to navigation ⓘ |
| range | 18 nautical miles ⓘ |
| towerShape |
cylindrical cast-iron tower
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sparkplug lighthouse ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | ferries between Orient Point and New London ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1899 ⓘ |
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Subject: Orient Point Lighthouse Description of subject: Orient Point Lighthouse is a historic offshore beacon in Long Island Sound that guides maritime traffic near the eastern tip of Long Island, New York.
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