New London Harbor Light
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New London Harbor Light is a historic lighthouse in New London, Connecticut, that guides maritime traffic at the entrance to the harbor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New London Harbor Light canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11393800 — 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: New London Harbor Light Context triple: [New London harbor, hasNavigationAid, New London Harbor Light]
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A.
Sandy Hook Lighthouse
Sandy Hook Lighthouse is the oldest surviving lighthouse in the United States, located at the tip of New Jersey’s Sandy Hook peninsula and historically guiding ships into New York Harbor.
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B.
Long Island Head Light
Long Island Head Light is a historic lighthouse in Boston Harbor that has long served as a navigational aid for vessels entering and leaving the port of Boston.
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C.
Orient Point Lighthouse
Orient Point Lighthouse is a historic offshore beacon in Long Island Sound that guides maritime traffic near the eastern tip of Long Island, New York.
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D.
Marblehead Light
Marblehead Light is a historic lighthouse in Marblehead, Massachusetts, that aids navigation in Massachusetts Bay and is notable for its skeletal iron tower design.
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E.
Crown Point Lighthouse
Crown Point Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on Lake Champlain in New York, notable for its early 20th-century memorial tower design and role in guiding maritime traffic.
- 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: New London Harbor Light Target entity description: New London Harbor Light is a historic lighthouse in New London, Connecticut, that guides maritime traffic at the entrance to the harbor.
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A.
Sandy Hook Lighthouse
Sandy Hook Lighthouse is the oldest surviving lighthouse in the United States, located at the tip of New Jersey’s Sandy Hook peninsula and historically guiding ships into New York Harbor.
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B.
Long Island Head Light
Long Island Head Light is a historic lighthouse in Boston Harbor that has long served as a navigational aid for vessels entering and leaving the port of Boston.
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C.
Orient Point Lighthouse
Orient Point Lighthouse is a historic offshore beacon in Long Island Sound that guides maritime traffic near the eastern tip of Long Island, New York.
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D.
Marblehead Light
Marblehead Light is a historic lighthouse in Marblehead, Massachusetts, that aids navigation in Massachusetts Bay and is notable for its skeletal iron tower design.
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E.
Crown Point Lighthouse
Crown Point Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on Lake Champlain in New York, notable for its early 20th-century memorial tower design and role in guiding maritime traffic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic place
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lighthouse ⓘ navigation aid ⓘ |
| access | tower closed to general public ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| automated | true ⓘ |
| automatedSince | 1912 ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in New London, Connecticut
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Lighthouses in Connecticut ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
brownstone
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stone ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| county | New London County, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLensType | modern optic ⓘ |
| focalHeight |
111 feet
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34 meters ⓘ |
| function | active aid to navigation ⓘ |
| hasGallery | yes ⓘ |
| hasLantern | yes ⓘ |
| height |
27 meters
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89 feet ⓘ |
| historicSignificance |
important guide for vessels entering New London Harbor from Long Island Sound
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one of the oldest lighthouses in Connecticut ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white every 4 seconds ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Long Island Sound
NERFINISHED
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New London Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ New London, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west side of the entrance to New London Harbor ⓘ |
| managedBy | New London Maritime Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marking | white tower ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | New London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFacility | United States Coast Guard Academy (nearby in New London) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nrhpListingYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| nrhpType | building ⓘ |
| operator | New London Maritime Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLensType | reflector lamps ⓘ |
| ownedBy | New London Maritime Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | electric ⓘ |
| purpose | to guide maritime traffic at the entrance to New London Harbor ⓘ |
| range | 15 nautical miles ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Connecticut ⓘ |
| towerColor | white ⓘ |
| towerShape | octagonal tower ⓘ |
| waterway | Thames River (Connecticut) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearCurrentStructureBuilt | 1801 ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1801 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New London Harbor Light Description of subject: New London Harbor Light is a historic lighthouse in New London, Connecticut, that guides maritime traffic at the entrance to the harbor.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.