Cape Elizabeth Light
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Cape Elizabeth Light is a historic twin lighthouse station on Cape Elizabeth, Maine, that aids navigation along the rocky Atlantic coast near Portland.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lighthouse
ⓘ
twin lighthouse station ⓘ |
| adjacentMunicipality | Town of Cape Elizabeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cape Elizabeth Lights
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Two Lights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
United States Lighthouse Service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
shipping routes to Portland, Maine ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Cape Elizabeth, Maine
ⓘ
Lighthouses in Maine ⓘ Transportation in Cumberland County, Maine ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
cast iron ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| function | aids navigation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
East Tower
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Portland Harbor approaches ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic lighthouse station ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white light ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cumberland County, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | New England ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Two Lights Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoast | rocky Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| locatedOnHeadland | Cape Elizabeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgent | United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marking | white tower ⓘ |
| nauticalContext | aids coastal navigation along southern Maine coast ⓘ |
| navigationalArea | Gulf of Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyProtectedArea | Two Lights State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalOpticType | First-order Fresnel lens ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government (active tower) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | electric ⓘ |
| purpose |
to mark approach to Portland, Maine
ⓘ
to warn mariners of rocky coast ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier light station from 1828 ⓘ |
| servesHarbor | Portland Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
active aid to navigation (east tower)
ⓘ
inactive (west tower) ⓘ |
| towerShape | conical tower ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1874 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.