Forks, Washington
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Forks, Washington is a small, rainy town on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula best known as the primary real-world setting of the Twilight book and film series.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Forks, Washington canonical | 38 |
| Forks | 1 |
| Forks area, Washington State | 1 |
| Forks, Washington (fictionalized town) | 1 |
| Forks, Washington (with the Cullens) | 1 |
| Forks, Washington and Seattle, Washington | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T614885 — 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: Forks, Washington Context triple: [The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, setIn, Forks, Washington]
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A.
Bremerton
Bremerton is a waterfront city in Washington State known for its naval shipyard and ferry connection to Seattle across Puget Sound.
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B.
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma, Washington is a mid-sized port city in the Pacific Northwest known for its waterfront, industrial history, and vibrant arts and museum scene.
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C.
Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver, Washington is a mid-sized city in southwest Washington State, located on the north bank of the Columbia River across from Portland, Oregon.
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D.
Tukwila
Tukwila is a suburban city just south of Seattle, Washington, known as a regional transportation and retail hub.
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E.
Medina, Washington
Medina, Washington is an affluent suburban city on the eastern shore of Lake Washington, best known as the home of Bill Gates and other prominent tech figures.
- 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: Forks, Washington Target entity description: Forks, Washington is a small, rainy town on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula best known as the primary real-world setting of the Twilight book and film series.
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A.
Bremerton
Bremerton is a waterfront city in Washington State known for its naval shipyard and ferry connection to Seattle across Puget Sound.
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B.
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma, Washington is a mid-sized port city in the Pacific Northwest known for its waterfront, industrial history, and vibrant arts and museum scene.
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C.
Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver, Washington is a mid-sized city in southwest Washington State, located on the north bank of the Columbia River across from Portland, Oregon.
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D.
Tukwila
Tukwila is a suburban city just south of Seattle, Washington, known as a regional transportation and retail hub.
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E.
Medina, Washington
Medina, Washington is an affluent suburban city on the eastern shore of Lake Washington, best known as the home of Bill Gates and other prominent tech figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
incorporated place ⓘ |
| areaCode | 360 ⓘ |
| climate | oceanic climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demographics | small rural community ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
about 140 miles northwest of Olympia, Washington
ⓘ
about 57 miles west of Port Angeles ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 299 feet ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | Forks High School ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Forks City Hall
ⓘ
Forks Community Hospital ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Forks Timber Museum ⓘ |
| incorporated | August 28, 1945 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high annual rainfall
ⓘ
primary real-world setting of the Twilight series ⓘ |
| localGovernment | City of Forks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Clallam County, Washington
ⓘ
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington (state)
|
| locatedOn | Olympic Peninsula ⓘ |
| mediaReputation | one of the rainiest towns in the contiguous United States ⓘ |
| namedFor | forks in nearby rivers ⓘ |
| near |
Hoh Rain Forest
ⓘ
Olympic National Park ⓘ |
| nearestLargeCity |
Port Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
Port Angeles, Washington
|
| popularCulture |
featured in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight novels
ⓘ
featured in Twilight film adaptations ⓘ |
| populationCensus2010 | approximately 3,532 ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | around 3,500 residents ⓘ |
| postalCode | 98331 ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
timber industry
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| region |
Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
Puget Sound region ⓘ
surface form:
western Washington
|
| sports | high school athletics ⓘ |
| timezone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| timezoneDST | Pacific Daylight Time ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | Twilight-themed tourism ⓘ |
| tourismEvent | Twilight-themed festivals and events ⓘ |
| transportation |
U.S. Route 101
ⓘ
surface form:
served by U.S. Route 101
|
| watercourseNearby |
Bogachiel River
ⓘ
Calawah River ⓘ Sol Duc River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Forks, Washington Description of subject: Forks, Washington is a small, rainy town on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula best known as the primary real-world setting of the Twilight book and film series.
Referenced by (43)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Forks
this entity surface form:
Forks, Washington (fictionalized town)
subject surface form:
Bella Swan
this entity surface form:
Forks, Washington and Seattle, Washington
this entity surface form:
Forks, Washington (with the Cullens)
this entity surface form:
Forks area, Washington State