Nobska Point (across Vineyard Sound)
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Nobska Point is a prominent coastal headland in Falmouth, Massachusetts, known for its historic lighthouse overlooking Vineyard Sound and the surrounding waters of Cape Cod.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nobska Point (across Vineyard Sound) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1045810 — 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: Nobska Point (across Vineyard Sound) Context triple: [West Chop headland, hasViewOf, Nobska Point (across Vineyard Sound)]
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A.
Great Point, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts
Great Point, on the northern tip of Nantucket Island in Massachusetts, is a remote, sandy peninsula known for its wildlife, surfcasting, and historic lighthouse.
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B.
Mashpee Neck
Mashpee Neck is a coastal village and residential area within the town of Mashpee on Cape Cod in Massachusetts.
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C.
Falmouth Neck
Falmouth Neck was the historic peninsula settlement that later developed into the city of Portland, Maine.
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D.
Nauset Beach
Nauset Beach is a popular Atlantic Ocean beach on Cape Cod known for its long sandy shoreline, surf, and scenic dunes.
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E.
Savin Hill Cove
Savin Hill Cove is a small coastal inlet and recreational waterfront area in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
- 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: Nobska Point (across Vineyard Sound) Target entity description: Nobska Point is a prominent coastal headland in Falmouth, Massachusetts, known for its historic lighthouse overlooking Vineyard Sound and the surrounding waters of Cape Cod.
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A.
Great Point, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts
Great Point, on the northern tip of Nantucket Island in Massachusetts, is a remote, sandy peninsula known for its wildlife, surfcasting, and historic lighthouse.
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B.
Mashpee Neck
Mashpee Neck is a coastal village and residential area within the town of Mashpee on Cape Cod in Massachusetts.
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C.
Falmouth Neck
Falmouth Neck was the historic peninsula settlement that later developed into the city of Portland, Maine.
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D.
Nauset Beach
Nauset Beach is a popular Atlantic Ocean beach on Cape Cod known for its long sandy shoreline, surf, and scenic dunes.
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E.
Savin Hill Cove
Savin Hill Cove is a small coastal inlet and recreational waterfront area in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal promontory
ⓘ
headland ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Vineyard Sound shipping channel
ⓘ
Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Woods Hole
|
| bodyOfWater | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| coastType | Atlantic coastal headland ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| faces | Martha's Vineyard ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
elevated bluff
ⓘ
lighthouse grounds open to public (seasonally) ⓘ rocky shoreline ⓘ |
| hasHistoricLighthouse | Nobska Light ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after Nobsque (variant historical spellings) ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Nobska Light ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Woods Hole passage
ⓘ
shipping lanes in Vineyard Sound ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic lighthouse
ⓘ
scenic coastal views ⓘ views of Martha's Vineyard ⓘ views of Vineyard Sound ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Barnstable County, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Falmouth, Massachusetts
|
| locatedOn | Cape Cod ⓘ |
| municipality | Town of Falmouth ⓘ |
| nearestTown |
Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
|
| overlooks |
Nantucket Sound
ⓘ
Vineyard Sound ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cape Cod
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Cod coastline
|
| popularActivity |
lighthouse viewing
ⓘ
photography ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| tourismType | coastal tourism destination ⓘ |
| usedFor | maritime navigation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nobska Point (across Vineyard Sound) Description of subject: Nobska Point is a prominent coastal headland in Falmouth, Massachusetts, known for its historic lighthouse overlooking Vineyard Sound and the surrounding waters of Cape Cod.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.