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Tower 598327

Lake Placid, Florida · Highlands County

Overall height
108 m (355 ft)
Rank in FL
637th
of 6,641
Constructed
1982
44 years ago
Radio horizon
43 km (27 mi)
estimate

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

Coordinates
27.21333, -81.35667

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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
1.4 mi 2.8 mi 4.2 mi Tower — 1.8 km (1.1 mi) SE Tower — 2.3 km (1.4 mi) ESE Not specified — 2.6 km (1.6 mi) ESE Lattice tower — 5.4 km (3.4 mi) N Monopole — 6.7 km (4.2 mi) NNW
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.