Tower 2680392
Wetumpka, Alabama · Elmore County
Overview
Registered with the FCC as structure 2680392, this tower about 11 km (6.6 mi) from Wetumpka, AL was built in 2011 and rises 130 m (425 ft) from the ground.
Compared with other tower registrations in Alabama, it is 57.4% taller than the median of 82 m.
The structure is registered to American Towers LLC, which holds 689 registrations across Alabama.
Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 130 m structure is about 47 km (29.1 mi) under the standard 4/3-earth model. Actual usable range is normally much shorter, since hills, buildings and foliage all cut into it.
Its nearest neighbour is a lattice tower 3 km (1.9 mi) to the SSE, standing 78 m tall.
The registration dates from the 2010s, part of the 4,539 structures on file for Alabama.
Location
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Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 2680392 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Tower |
| Overall height (AGL) | 130 m (425 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 277 m (908 ft) |
| Constructed | 2011 |
| Date on record | 16 Oct 2011 |
| Coordinates | 32.48875, -86.11022 |
| County | Elmore County |
| Registered owner | American Towers LLC |
| Owner type | Tower company |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in Alabama | 237th of 4,539 taller than 94.8% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in Wetumpka | 1st of 24 |
| Height rank in county | 2nd of 77 |
| Median tower in Alabama | 82 m (270 ft) +57.4% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 47 km (29 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 3 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 km (1.9 mi) | SSE | Lattice tower | 78 m (257 ft) | 2650335 |
| 3.9 km (2.4 mi) | S | Tower | 79 m (260 ft) | 2648785 |
| 4.1 km (2.6 mi) | NNW | Lattice tower | 93 m (305 ft) | 2730048 |
| 6.3 km (3.9 mi) | ENE | Lattice tower | 96 m (315 ft) | 2706398 |
| 8.5 km (5.3 mi) | W | Lattice tower | 91 m (297 ft) | 615381 |
About this record
A freestanding tower whose specific construction is not further specified in the registration.
These figures come from the FCC's Antenna Structure Registration database, filed under registration 2680392. Heights and coordinates are as submitted by the registrant, not independently surveyed.
"Owner" is the entity that registered the structure, usually a tower company such as American Tower or Crown Castle. It does not indicate which carriers operate equipment on the structure.