Hospital Point Lighthouse

Beverly, Massachusetts

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Location: Hospital Point, Beverly; main channel to Salem Harbor
Coordinates: 42 32 47 N   70 51 23 W

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Previous lighthouse: Fort Pickering Light
Next lighthouse: Baker's Island Light

Active Coast Guard aid to navigation; home for the commander of the U.S. Coast Guard First District.

Accessibility: The station is closed to the public. The lighthouse can be seen fairly well from the nearby road (Bayview Ave.). It can be seen distantly fron the pier at Salem Willows Park in Salem, but is best seen by boat. The lighthouse is opened for tours in conjunction with Beverly Homecoming Week in late July or early August.

Station established: 1872
Automated: 1947
Construction material: Brick with granite foundation
Other buildings still standing: 1871 keeper's house, 1871 oil house, 1875 equipment building, 1942 garage
Tower height: 45 feet
Height of focal plane: 70 feet

Optic: 3 1/2 order Fresnel lens (right)

Characteristic: Fixed white

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City of Beverly