Tower 2655039
Urbana, Illinois · Champaign County
Overview
Dating from the 2000s, this tower in Urbana, IL is registered as ASR 2655039 and reaches 87 m (285 ft) above ground.
The median tower in Illinois is 76 m tall across 2,071 registrations, so this one sits 14.8% above the typical height for its type.
Registration is held by Metcad / City of Champaign, which owns 2 of the structures registered in Urbana, IL.
Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 87 m structure is about 38 km (23.9 mi) under the standard 4/3-earth model. Actual usable range is normally much shorter, since hills, buildings and foliage all cut into it.
This is a dense cluster: 22 other registered structures fall within 5 km, the closest just 318 m to the WSW.
The registration dates from the 2000s, part of the 5,157 structures on file for Illinois.
Location
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Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 2655039 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Tower |
| Overall height (AGL) | 87 m (285 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 309 m (1,013 ft) |
| Constructed | 2007 |
| Date on record | 23 Mar 2007 |
| Coordinates | 40.11208, -88.18306 |
| County | Champaign County |
| Registered owner | Metcad / City of Champaign |
| Owner type | Government |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in Illinois | 1278th of 5,157 taller than 75.2% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in Urbana | 2nd of 23 |
| Height rank in county | 28th of 104 |
| Median tower in Illinois | 76 m (248 ft) +14.8% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 38 km (24 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 22 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 318 m | WSW | Tower | 78 m (255 ft) | 2633133 |
| 812 m | WSW | Tower | 61 m (199 ft) | 2647895 |
| 1.5 km (0.9 mi) | WNW | Monopole | 53 m (175 ft) | 2639452 |
| 1.8 km (1.1 mi) | SSW | Tower | 50 m (165 ft) | 2680231 |
| 2.3 km (1.4 mi) | NE | Tower | 48 m (158 ft) | 2642586 |
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.