| Hospital Point Range Rear Light |
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| Nearest Town or City: | Beverly Massachusetts United States |
| Location: | Main channel to Salem Harbor. |
| Managing Organization: | U.S. Coast Guard/First Baptist Church of Beverly |
| Website: | http://www.fbcbeverly.org/ |
| Notes: | In 1927 Hospital Point Light became a range light, with a light in the steeple of Beverly's First Baptist Church serving as the rear range light. The lights are 2,050 yards apart. It is believed that the only other harbor light in a church steeple was in Charleston, South Carolina, and was discontinued in 1865. |
| Tower Height: | 127 |
| Description Tower: | Light shows through opening in the steeple of the First Baptist Church, Beverly. |
| Operational: | Yes |
| Date Established: | 1927 |
| Date Present Tower Built: | 1927 |
| Current Use: | Active aid to navigation. |
| Open To Public: | Grounds and church only. |
| Directions: | From MA 1A North: Continue northeast on Cabot Street. Turn right at Church Street. The First Baptist Church is located on the notheast corner of a five-street intersection. |
| Characteristic Range: | Fixed white. |
| Height Focal Plane: | 183 |
| National Register: | No |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| Country: | United States |






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