Template:Infobox lighthouse

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{{Infobox lighthouse}} may be used to summarise information about a lighthouse. Much of this infobox's data will be retrieved from Wikidata. Editors are encouraged to add data to the relevant item.

Parameters for the tower

Label	Wikidata properties	Usage	Example(s)	Override parameter
Image	(P18) qualified by (P2096)	An image of the lighthouse stored on Wikimedia Commons. A caption can be included with (P2096).	Cuxhaven 07-2016 photo23 Kugelbake.jpg	image_name=, |caption=
Location	(P625), (P706), (P276), (P131), (P17)	Location of the lighthouse.	(Q126514)	location=
OS grid	(P613)	Ordnance Survey National Grid coordinates.	NZ40806416	grid_ref_UK=
Coordinates	(P625)	Latitude and longitude of the position of the lighthouse. If specifying manually, use the {{Coord}} template. A map will automatically be included in the infobox unless it is turned off (see #Maps).	29°4'18.012"N, 48°29'35.988"E	coordinates={{Coord|N|E}}
Constructed	(P571)	Date of start of construction.	1897	yearbuilt=
Designed by	(P287)	Designer of the lighthouse.	(Q27835212)	suppressfields=designer
Built by	(P193), (P631)	Engineer or builder of the lighthouse.	(Q1355182)	suppressfields=builder
Foundation	n/a	The material of the foundation.	concrete	foundation=
Construction	(P186) qualified with (P518)	The material of the structure.	(Q41177)	construction=
Tower shape	(P1419) qualified with (P518)	The shape of the structure.	(Q9090332)	shape=
Markings	(P462) qualified by (P518) (P5422) qualified with (P1114), (P462), (P7469), (P518)	Color or other distinctive marks.	horizontal red stripe	marking=
Tower height	(P2048)	The total height of the structure above ground.	10 metres	height=
Power source	(P618)	Source of power for the lighthouse	(Q1483757)	suppressfields=powersource
Fog signal	n/a	The type and frequency of any fog signal, e.g. bell, horn, etc., as given in the light list.	HORN: 1 blast ev 15s (2s bl)	fogsignal=
Racon	(P3994)	The letter transmitted in morse code by the Racon, if it has one.	N	racon=
CCG no.	(P3920)	The number in the Canadian Light List. There are four volumes, available for download.	430	canada=
NGA no.	(P3563)	The number in the List of Lights (download) maintained by the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. (Note: only shows lights outside of the USA plus eastern Florida).	111-5852	NGA=
ARLHS no.	(P2980)	The number in the Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society list, available on their directory website.	USA-034	ARLHS=
USCG no.	(P3723)	The number shown in the Light List published by the US Coast Guard (for lighthouses in the USA). The lists are available for download in 7 volumes, each covering a different region. Both the volume number and lighthouse number should be captured here.	‘V-NNNN’	USCG=
Operator	(P137) qualified with (P580) and (P582)	The authority responsible for operating the light.	Trinity House	managingagent=
Heritage	(P1435)	A description of the lighthouse's heritage status.	NRHP listed place	heritage=

Parameters for the light

Label	Wikidata properties	Usage	Example(s)	Override parameter
First lit	(P729)	Date that the light entered service.	27 June 1904	yearlit=
Deactivated	(P730)	If the light is no longer in service, the date it was decommissioned.	June 1980	yeardeactivated=
Automated	(P793) -> (Q24410992) -> (P585)	The date the light was converted to automatic.	4 December 1998	automated=
Focal height	(P2923) qualified with (P462)	The height of the light above mean sea level. When a navigator's light list simply shows a value for 'height', that should be entered here.	14 metres	focalheight=
Lens	(P9597) qualified with (P580) and (P582)	The type of lens used in the light.	(Q24629169), (Q7907476)	lens=
Light source	n/a	Source of illumination of the light.	CDM T lamp, High intensity LED lamp	lightsource=
Intensity	(P3041) qualified with (P462)	Luminous intensity of the light, measured in candela.	14,400 candela	intensity=
Range	(P2929) qualified with (P462)	The distance from which the light can be seen, usually given in nautical miles. If the light has more than one color, then several ranges can specified, one for each color.	8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)	range=
Characteristic	(P1030) qualified with (P805), (P580) and (P582)	The pattern of flashes in shorthand notation. See Light characteristic for examples and explanation.	Fl(2) W 10s	characteristic=
Admiralty number	(P3562)	The ID number of the light in the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office's Admiralty List of Lights.	J0750.1	admiralty=

Bespoke numbering systems

If a country has its own numbering system (such as the Netherlands), the country name, ID number and a link (optional) may be specified.

• |country=
• |countrynumber=
• |countrylink=

Fetch wikidata

To fetch specific fields from Wikidata (and no others) the |fetchwikidata= can be used. For example, to fetch the date of construction and the date of deactivation, use:

• |fetchwikidata=constructed,yeardeactivated

If this parameter is not specified then all available fields will be fetched.

To suppress certain fields (but fetch others), the |suppressfields= can be used. For example, to suppress the range of the lighthouse and its intensity, use:

• |suppressfields=range,intensity

If this parameter is not specified then no fields will be suppressed.

By default, the template will use the Wikidata item associated with the article. In some cases (for example, if the article is about an island but contains some information about a lighthouse on that island) you will need to specify the Wikidata Q-identifier using |qid=. For example:

• |qid=Q28333621

Embedding other templates

The |module= parameter can be used for embedding other templates into this infobox (see Wikipedia:Infobox modules):

{{Infobox lighthouse
| name = 
...
| module =
  {{Infobox example
  | embed = yes <!-- or 'child=yes' or 'subbox=yes' -->
  ...
  }}
}}

Full list

Parameters left blank will not be shown. All of the parameters are text fields so you can, for example

• list in a span of years: |yeardeactivated=1952–1980
• provide explanation: |yearlit=1880 (current tower)
• give more than one answer: |fogsignal=Bell (1880)<br />Horn 1 every 20s (1915)

{{Infobox lighthouse
| name            = 
| image_name      = 
| image_width     = 
| caption         = 
| location        = 
| coordinates     = <!-- {{Coord}} -->
| yearbuilt       = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY}} -->
| yearlit         = 
| automated       = 
| yeardeactivated = 
| foundation      = 
| construction    = 
| shape           = 
| marking         = 
| height          = 
| focalheight     = 
| lens            = 
| lightsource     = 
| intensity       = 
| range           = 
| characteristic  = 
| fogsignal       = 
| racon           = 
| admiralty       = 
| canada          = 
| NGA             = 
| ARLHS           = 
| USCG            = 
| country         = 
| countrynumber   = 
| countrylink     = 
| managingagent   = 
| heritage        = 
| module          = 
}}

For coordinates, use |coordinates= with {{Coord}}. See the Coord template's documentation for details on usage. For example, |coordinates={{coord|1|2|N|3|4|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

Maps

A Mapframe map is automatically included if:

• There are coordinates specified on the page's Wikidata item
• It has not be turned off by setting |mapframe=no

The following optional parameters can then be used to adjust the map

• |mapframe-zoom= zoom level (default is 10)
• |mapframe-width= and |mapframe-height= for the map size (defaults are 270 and 200)
• |mapframe-marker= for the marker icon (default is no marker icon)
• either |mapframe-marker-color= or |mapframe-marker-colour= for the marker colour (hex triplet, default is #5E74F3)
• |mapframe-caption= caption below the map
• |mapframe-lat= and |mapframe-long= (or |mapframe-latitude= and |mapframe-longitude=) – alternate initial latitude and longitude for the map, instead of the lighthouse coordinates. Specify as a decimal number.

Microformat

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. Within the hCard is a Geo microformat, which additionally makes the coordinates (latitude & longitude) parsable, so that they can be, say, looked up on a map, or downloaded to a GPS unit. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates

If the place or venue has "established", "founded", "opened" or similar dates, use {{start date}} for the earliest of those dates unless the date is before 1583 CE.

If it has a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

hCard uses HTML classes including:

• adr
• agent
• category
• county-name
• extended-address
• fn
• label
• locality
• nickname
• note
• org
• region
• street-address
• uid
• url
• vcard

Geo is produced by calling {{coord}}, and uses HTML classes:

• geo
• latitude
• longitude

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Precision

When giving coordinates, please use an appropriate level of precision. Do not use {{coord}}'s |name= parameter.

Tracking category

• Category:Pages using infobox lighthouse with unknown parameters (0)
• Category:Pages using infobox Lighthouse needing Wikidata item (0)
• Category:Lighthouses using pushpin parameters (0)

See also

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