lighthouse

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lighthouse

Summary

lighthouse ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,788 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • lighthouse is on the body of water sea[2].
  • lighthouse is on the body of water ocean[3].
  • lighthouse is on the body of water lake[4].
  • lighthouse is a type of building[5].
  • lighthouse is a type of navigational aid[6].
  • lighthouse is a type of beacon[7].
  • lighthouse is part of marine navigation[8].
  • lighthouse is used for navigation[9].
  • lighthouse is used for marine navigation[10].
  • lighthouse's Commons category is recorded as Lighthouses[11].
  • lighthouse's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 8B4513[12].
  • lighthouse's Unicode character is recorded as ⛯[13].
  • lighthouse's Unicode character is recorded as 🛙[14].
  • lighthouse comprises lantern[15].
  • lighthouse comprises lighthouse light[16].
  • lighthouse comprises tower[17].
  • lighthouse comprises Fresnel lens[18].
  • lighthouse's source of energy is recorded as electricity[19].
  • lighthouse's source of energy is recorded as oil lamp[20].
  • lighthouse's source of energy is recorded as solar energy[21].
  • lighthouse's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lighthouses[22].
  • lighthouse's Commons gallery is recorded as Lighthouse[23].
  • lighthouse's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Lighthouses[24].
  • lighthouse's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as man_made=lighthouse[25].
  • lighthouse's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include building[5], navigational aid[6], and beacon[7].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include navigation[9] and marine navigation[10]. Components include lantern[15]; lighthouse light[16]; tower[17], a type of structure[27]; and Fresnel lens[18]. lighthouse is part of marine navigation[8].

Influence

Things named for lighthouse include Google Lighthouse[28], an open-source software[29] and Lighthouse[30], a software feature[31].

Why It Matters

lighthouse ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,788 views/month).[1] lighthouse has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] lighthouse is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for lighthouse include Google Lighthouse[28], an open-source software[29] and Lighthouse[30], a software feature[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of spain spmabn id (bne v1.0) → XX527382
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P950]]: XX527382"
  2. 6w ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → 1596
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
  3. 10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/Lighthouse
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Locations/Lighthouse, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  4. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q296075
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q296075, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  5. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → lighthouses
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: lighthouses, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289941108|lighthouses (#289941108)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  6. 14w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id → 3713
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 3713, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107285914|lighthouses (#107285914)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Dictio"
  7. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0226924-majaky
    Pronunciation audio → Q39715-ar.ogg, De-Leuchtturm.ogg, En-us-lighthouse.ogg +1
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0226924-majaky, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
  8. 20w ago · Jeuwre · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Q39715-ar.ogg, De-Leuchtturm.ogg, En-us-lighthouse.ogg +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P443]]: En-us-lighthouse.ogg"
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