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Tower 111940

Carbondale, Illinois · Jackson County

Overall height
130 m (427 ft)
Rank in IL
220th
of 5,157
Constructed
1980
46 years ago
Radio horizon
47 km (29 mi)
estimate

Overview

Registered with the FCC as structure 111940, this tower in Carbondale, IL was built in 1980 and rises 130 m (427 ft) from the ground.

It is taller than 95.8% of the 5,157 registered structures in Illinois, placing it 220th statewide.

FCC records list Mrr License LLC as the registered owner of this structure.

Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 130 m structure is about 47 km (29.2 mi) under the standard 4/3-earth model. Actual usable range is normally much shorter, since hills, buildings and foliage all cut into it.

The closest other registered structure is 601 m to the NNE. In total there are 17 other registered structures within 5 km.

The registration dates from the 1980s, part of the 5,157 structures on file for Illinois.

Location

Coordinates
37.72528, -89.25694

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Registration record

as filed with the FCC
FCC registration 111940
Structure type Tower
Overall height (AGL) 130 m (427 ft)
Height above sea level 261 m (856 ft)
Constructed 1980
Date on record 1 Jan 1980
Coordinates 37.72528, -89.25694
County Jackson County
Registered owner Mrr License LLC
Owner type Other

How it compares

calculated from the full national dataset
Height rank in Illinois 220th of 5,157 taller than 95.8%
Height rank in Carbondale 1st of 23
Height rank in county 2nd of 57
Median tower in Illinois 76 m (248 ft) +72.0% vs median
Radio horizon (estimate) 47 km (29 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain
Other structures within 5 km 17

Nearest registered structures

north is up
0.5 mi 1.0 mi 1.6 mi Tower — 601 m NNE Lattice tower — 1.5 km (0.9 mi) ENE Lattice tower — 1.5 km (0.9 mi) ENE Tower — 2.2 km (1.4 mi) SW Tower — 2.5 km (1.6 mi) E
Distance Bearing Type Height ASR
601 m NNE Tower 37 m (120 ft) 2638086
1.5 km (0.9 mi) ENE Lattice tower 58 m (190 ft) 2605274
1.5 km (0.9 mi) ENE Lattice tower 60 m (198 ft) 2622785
2.2 km (1.4 mi) SW Tower 60 m (195 ft) 2679475
2.5 km (1.6 mi) E Tower 26 m (85 ft) 624345

About this record

A freestanding tower whose specific construction is not further specified in the registration.

Details on this page come from the FCC's public ASR file. The register records the physical structure and its owner; it does not list the antennas mounted on it or the networks they serve.

"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.