Turkey Point Light
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Turkey Point Light is a historic lighthouse located at the tip of the Elk Neck Peninsula overlooking the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Turkey Point Light canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11421366 — 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: Turkey Point Light Context triple: [Cecil County, Maryland, hasHistoricSite, Turkey Point Light]
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A.
Mission Point Light
Mission Point Light is a historic lighthouse located at the tip of Old Mission Peninsula in Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan, known for its picturesque setting and 19th-century architecture.
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B.
Race Point Light
Race Point Light is a historic lighthouse located at the northern tip of Cape Cod in Provincetown, Massachusetts, guiding ships near the treacherous waters off Race Point.
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C.
Great Point Light
Great Point Light is a historic lighthouse located at the northern tip of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, guiding vessels through the surrounding coastal waters.
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D.
Jones Point Lighthouse
Jones Point Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century river lighthouse located on the Potomac River near Alexandria, Virginia, notable as one of the last remaining riverine lighthouses in the United States.
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E.
Spring Point Ledge Light
Spring Point Ledge Light is a historic caisson-style lighthouse off South Portland, Maine, that marks a dangerous ledge in Casco Bay and guides vessels entering Portland Harbor.
- 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: Turkey Point Light Target entity description: Turkey Point Light is a historic lighthouse located at the tip of the Elk Neck Peninsula overlooking the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.
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A.
Mission Point Light
Mission Point Light is a historic lighthouse located at the tip of Old Mission Peninsula in Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan, known for its picturesque setting and 19th-century architecture.
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B.
Race Point Light
Race Point Light is a historic lighthouse located at the northern tip of Cape Cod in Provincetown, Massachusetts, guiding ships near the treacherous waters off Race Point.
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C.
Great Point Light
Great Point Light is a historic lighthouse located at the northern tip of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, guiding vessels through the surrounding coastal waters.
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D.
Jones Point Lighthouse
Jones Point Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century river lighthouse located on the Potomac River near Alexandria, Virginia, notable as one of the last remaining riverine lighthouses in the United States.
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E.
Spring Point Ledge Light
Spring Point Ledge Light is a historic caisson-style lighthouse off South Portland, Maine, that marks a dangerous ledge in Casco Bay and guides vessels entering Portland Harbor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic place
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ |
| access | footpath through Elk Neck State Park ⓘ |
| addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces | 1979 ⓘ |
| automated | 1948 ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1832 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Cecil County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deactivated | 2000 ⓘ |
| focalHeight | 129 feet ⓘ |
| hasKeeperDwelling | yes ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Chesapeake Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mouth of the Elk River ⓘ |
| height | 35 feet ⓘ |
| isOpenToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| keeperDwellingStatus | demolished ⓘ |
| laterLensType | fourth-order Fresnel lens ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white ⓘ |
| lightRange | 8 nautical miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cecil County, Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInProtectedArea | Elk Neck State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Elk Neck Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Maryland Department of Natural Resources NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marking | white tower ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| nationalRegisterOfHistoricPlacesReferenceNumber | 79001121 ⓘ |
| originalLensType | Argand lamps with reflectors ⓘ |
| originalPowerSource | oil ⓘ |
| overlooks | Chesapeake Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | U.S. Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | electricity ⓘ |
| purpose | aid to navigation ⓘ |
| state | Maryland ⓘ |
| survivesAs | historic structure ⓘ |
| towerShape | conical tower ⓘ |
| waterwayServed |
Chesapeake Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
entrance to Elk River ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1833 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Turkey Point Light Description of subject: Turkey Point Light is a historic lighthouse located at the tip of the Elk Neck Peninsula overlooking the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.
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