Burlington Canal Lighthouse
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Burlington Canal Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon located at the entrance of the Burlington Canal on Lake Ontario in Ontario, Canada.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burlington Canal Lighthouse canonical | 1 |
| Burlington Canal Main Lighthouse | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10571261 — 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: Burlington Canal Lighthouse Context triple: [Burlington Canal, hasStructure, Burlington Canal Lighthouse]
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A.
Warwick Neck Lighthouse
Warwick Neck Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon located on Warwick Neck in Warwick, Rhode Island, guiding vessels on Narragansett Bay.
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B.
Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse
The Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse on Lake Ontario in Rochester, New York, recognized as one of the oldest surviving lighthouses in the region and now serving as a maritime museum.
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C.
Saugerties Lighthouse
Saugerties Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century brick lighthouse on the Hudson River that now serves as a restored landmark and bed-and-breakfast.
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D.
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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E.
Manitowaning Lighthouse
Manitowaning Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on Manitoulin Island in Ontario, Canada, that once guided ships on Lake Huron.
- 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: Burlington Canal Lighthouse Target entity description: Burlington Canal Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon located at the entrance of the Burlington Canal on Lake Ontario in Ontario, Canada.
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A.
Warwick Neck Lighthouse
Warwick Neck Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon located on Warwick Neck in Warwick, Rhode Island, guiding vessels on Narragansett Bay.
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B.
Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse
The Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse on Lake Ontario in Rochester, New York, recognized as one of the oldest surviving lighthouses in the region and now serving as a maritime museum.
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C.
Saugerties Lighthouse
Saugerties Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century brick lighthouse on the Hudson River that now serves as a restored landmark and bed-and-breakfast.
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D.
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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E.
Manitowaning Lighthouse
Manitowaning Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on Manitoulin Island in Ontario, Canada, that once guided ships on Lake Huron.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage building
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ navigational aid ⓘ |
| access | via Burlington Canal Lift Bridge road ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | tapered cylindrical tower ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Burlington Canal construction
ⓘ
development of Hamilton Harbour as a port ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Hamilton, Ontario
ⓘ
Heritage lighthouses of Canada ⓘ Lighthouses in Ontario ⓘ Transport infrastructure completed in 1858 ⓘ |
| colour | white ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1858 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1856 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| currentUse | historic landmark ⓘ |
| function | navigational beacon ⓘ |
| hasPart |
gallery
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keeper’s dwelling (former) ⓘ lantern room ⓘ |
| height | approximately 16 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1990s ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized federal heritage building ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | mid-19th century Canadian maritime navigation ⓘ |
| inception | 1858 ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | fixed white (historical) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Burlington Beach area
NERFINISHED
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Burlington Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Horseshoe region NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamilton Harbour entrance ⓘ Ontario ⓘ Regional Municipality of Halton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
City of Burlington, Ontario
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
City of Hamilton, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Lake Ontario
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
north side of Burlington Canal entrance ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | federal authorities ⓘ |
| managedBy | Canadian Coast Guard (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure | Burlington Canal Lift Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterway | Burlington Bay James N. Allan Skyway vicinity ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to guide vessels between Lake Ontario and Hamilton Harbour ⓘ |
| regionServed | western Lake Ontario shipping ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier wooden lighthouse on Burlington Canal ⓘ |
| shape | cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned as primary lighthouse ⓘ |
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Subject: Burlington Canal Lighthouse Description of subject: Burlington Canal Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon located at the entrance of the Burlington Canal on Lake Ontario in Ontario, Canada.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Burlington Canal Main Lighthouse