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toposcope

kind of graphic display erected at viewing points on hills, mountains or other high places which indicates the direction, and usually the distance, to notable landscape features which can be seen from that point
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toposcope

Summary

toposcope has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • toposcope is a type of amenity[2].
  • toposcope is a type of navigational aid[3].
  • toposcope's Commons category is recorded as Orientation tables[4].
  • toposcope's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as map_type=toposcope[5].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include amenity[2] and navigational aid[3].

Why It Matters

toposcope has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] toposcope is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). toposcope. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/toposcope
MLA “toposcope.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/toposcope.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_toposcope_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{toposcope}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/toposcope}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 29d ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → Q22304
    Subclass of → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Q140249898
    Subclass of → amenity, navigational aid
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
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