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Castle Hill Light

lighthouse in Rhode Island, United States
Place lighthouse Q5050138
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Castle Hill Light

Summary

Castle Hill Light is a lighthouse[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Castle Hill Light is located in Newport[3].
  • Castle Hill Light is in the country of United States[4].
  • Castle Hill Light is on the continent of North America[5].
  • Castle Hill Light's instance of is recorded as lighthouse[6].
  • Castle Hill Light's architect is recorded as Henry Hobson Richardson[7].
  • Castle Hill Light is owned by United States Coast Guard[8].
  • Castle Hill Light is made of granite[9].
  • Castle Hill Light's Commons category is recorded as Castle Hill Light[10].
  • 1890 marks the founding of Castle Hill Light[11].
  • Castle Hill Light's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.461944, 'lon': -71.363333}[12].
  • Castle Hill Light's service entry is recorded as 1890[13].
  • Castle Hill Light's significant event is recorded as automatization[14].
  • Castle Hill Light's light characteristic is recorded as Iso R 6s[15].
  • Castle Hill Light's shape is recorded as conical[16].
  • Castle Hill Light's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[17].
  • Castle Hill Light's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+10'}[18].
  • Castle Hill Light's focal height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+12'}[19].
  • Castle Hill Light's lighthouse range is recorded as {'unit': 'Q93318', 'amount': '+12'}[20].
  • Castle Hill Light's type of lens is recorded as fifth order Fresnel lens[21].

Body

Geography

Castle Hill Light is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Newport[3]. It is on the continent of North America[5].

Designation and Status

Castle Hill Light's instance of is recorded as lighthouse[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[17].

History and Context

1890 marks the founding of Castle Hill Light[11]. It is owned by United States Coast Guard[8].

Why It Matters

Castle Hill Light ranks in the top 5% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 5w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Type of lens → fifth order Fresnel lens
    Country → —
    Architect → Henry Hobson Richardson
    Country → United States
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37008|batch #37008]]: Remove redundant P30 from buildings"
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