Tower 598327
Lake Placid, Florida · Highlands County
Overview
Structure 598327 about 10 km (6.2 mi) from Lake Placid, FL is recorded in the FCC's Antenna Structure Registration database as a tower measuring 108 m (355 ft) tall.
It is taller than 90.4% of the 6,641 registered structures in Florida, placing it 637th statewide.
State of Florida, Fdle holds the registration. Publicly owned structures of this kind typically support emergency services, public safety radio or municipal networks.
Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 108 m structure is about 43 km (26.6 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 tower 1.8 km (1.1 mi) to the SE, standing 97 m tall.
It is one of 21 structures on the FCC register in Lake Placid, FL, and dates from the 1980s.
Location
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Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 598327 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Tower |
| Overall height (AGL) | 108 m (355 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 119 m (389 ft) |
| Constructed | 1982 |
| Date on record | 30 Nov 1982 |
| Coordinates | 27.21333, -81.35667 |
| County | Highlands County |
| Registered owner | State of Florida, Fdle |
| Owner type | Government |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in Florida | 637th of 6,641 taller than 90.4% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in Lake Placid | 2nd of 21 |
| Height rank in county | 6th of 60 |
| Median tower in Florida | 71 m (232 ft) +53.0% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 43 km (27 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 3 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 km (1.1 mi) | SE | Tower | 97 m (318 ft) | 101282 |
| 2.3 km (1.4 mi) | ESE | Tower | 61 m (200 ft) | 607074 |
| 2.6 km (1.6 mi) | ESE | Not specified | 104 m (341 ft) | 610865 |
| 5.4 km (3.4 mi) | N | Lattice tower | 78 m (257 ft) | 2706062 |
| 6.7 km (4.2 mi) | NNW | Monopole | 49 m (160 ft) | 2681594 |
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 598327. 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.