Portland Head Light

Summary

Portland Head Light is a lighthouse^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,293 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 instance of is recorded as lighthouse^[6].
• Portland Head Light is made of stone^[7].
• Portland Head Light's Commons category is recorded as Portland Head Lighthouse^[8].
• January 1791 marks the founding of Portland Head Light^[9].
• Portland Head Light's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.623056, 'lon': -70.207778}^[10].
• Portland Head Light's service entry is recorded as 1791^[11].
• Portland Head Light's significant event is recorded as automatization^[12].
• Portland Head Light's light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 4s^[13].
• Portland Head Light's light characteristic is recorded as FF WRG (secteurs)^[14].
• Portland Head Light's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place^[15].
• Portland Head Light's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Civil Engineering Landmark^[16].
• Portland Head Light's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Portland Head Light'}^[17].
• Portland Head Light's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+24.38'}^[18].
• Portland Head Light's focal height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+31'}^[19].
• Portland Head Light's lighthouse range is recorded as {'unit': 'Q93318', 'amount': '+24'}^[20].
• Portland Head Light's type of lens is recorded as fourth order Fresnel lens^[21].

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^[6]. Heritage statuses include National Register of Historic Places listed place^[15] and Historic Civil Engineering Landmark^[16].

History and Context

January 1791 marks the founding of Portland Head Light^[9].

Why It Matters

Portland Head Light ranks in the top 1% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,293 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]