Portland Head Light

Summary

Portland Head Light is a lighthouse^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Portland Head Light is located in Cape Elizabeth^[3].
• Portland Head Light is in the country of United States^[4].
• Portland Head Light is on the body of water Gulf of Maine^[5].
• Portland Head Light's image is recorded as Portland Headlight 1.JPG^[6].
• Portland Head Light's instance of is recorded as lighthouse^[7].
• Portland Head Light's made from material is recorded as stone^[8].
• Portland Head Light's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316746986^[9].
• Portland Head Light's Commons category is recorded as Portland Head Lighthouse^[10].
• Portland Head Light's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20014645^[11].
• Portland Head Light's Emporis building ID is recorded as 244036^[12].
• +1791-01-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Portland Head Light^[13].
• Portland Head Light's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.623056, 'lon': -70.207778}^[14].
• Portland Head Light's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02ymvk^[15].
• Portland Head Light's NRHP reference number is recorded as 73000121^[16].
• Portland Head Light's service entry is recorded as +1791-00-00T00:00:00Z^[17].
• Portland Head Light's significant event is recorded as automatization^[18].
• Portland Head Light's light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 4s^[19].
• Portland Head Light's light characteristic is recorded as FF WRG (secteurs)^[20].
• Portland Head Light's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place^[21].
• Portland Head Light's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Civil Engineering Landmark^[22].
• Portland Head Light's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6297473^[23].
• Portland Head Light's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Portland Head Light'}^[24].
• Portland Head Light's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+24.38'}^[25].
• Portland Head Light's BabelNet ID is recorded as 03473816n^[26].
• Portland Head Light's focal height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+31'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Portland Head Light is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Cape Elizabeth^[3]. It is on the body of water Gulf of Maine^[5].

Designation and Status

Portland Head Light's instance of is recorded as lighthouse^[7]. Heritage statuses include National Register of Historic Places listed place^[21] and Historic Civil Engineering Landmark^[22].

History and Context

+1791-01-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Portland Head Light^[13].

Why It Matters

Portland Head Light ranks in the top 1% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]