Boston Light

Summary

Boston Light is a lighthouse^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Boston Light is located in Boston^[3].
• Boston Light is in the country of United States^[4].
• Boston Light's image is recorded as Boston Light Evening.JPG^[5].
• Boston Light's continent is recorded as North America^[6].
• Boston Light's instance of is recorded as lighthouse^[7].
• Boston Light's Commons category is recorded as Boston Light^[8].
• Boston Light's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20020154^[9].
• +1716-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Boston Light^[10].
• Boston Light's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.327916666667, 'lon': -70.890138888889}^[11].
• Boston Light's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dv_v7^[12].
• Boston Light's NRHP reference number is recorded as 66000133^[13].
• Boston Light's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Little Brewster Island^[14].
• Boston Light's service entry is recorded as +1783-00-00T00:00:00Z^[15].
• Boston Light's service retirement is recorded as +1776-00-00T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Boston Light's significant event is recorded as automatization^[17].
• Boston Light's light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 10s^[18].
• Boston Light's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Neunzehnter Band^[19].
• Boston Light's heritage designation is recorded as National Historic Landmark^[20].
• Boston Light's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place^[21].
• Boston Light's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4930996^[22].
• Boston Light's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Boston Light'}^[23].
• Boston Light's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+27'}^[24].
• Boston Light's focal height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+31'}^[25].
• Boston Light's lighthouse range is recorded as {'unit': 'Q93318', 'amount': '+27'}^[26].
• Boston Light's ARLHS lighthouse ID is recorded as USA073^[27].

Body

Geography

Boston Light is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Boston^[3]. Its continent is recorded as North America^[6].

Designation and Status

Boston Light's instance of is recorded as lighthouse^[7]. Heritage statuses include National Historic Landmark^[20] and National Register of Historic Places listed place^[21].

History and Context

+1716-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Boston Light^[10].

Why It Matters

Boston Light ranks in the top 3% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]