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Tower 125620

Cedar Rapids, Iowa · Linn County

Overall height
219 m (718 ft)
Rank in IA
37th
of 3,270
Constructed
1997
29 years ago
Radio horizon
61 km (38 mi)
estimate

Overview

Registered with the FCC as structure 125620, this tower about 9.4 km (5.8 mi) from Cedar Rapids, IA was built in 1997 and rises 219 m (718 ft) from the ground.

Compared with other tower registrations in Iowa, it is 187% taller than the median of 76 m.

The structure is registered to Vb-s1 Assets, LLC, which holds 47 registrations across Iowa.

Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 219 m structure is about 61 km (37.9 mi) under the standard 4/3-earth model. Actual usable range is normally much shorter, since hills, buildings and foliage all cut into it.

Its nearest neighbour is a lattice tower 946 m to the WSW, standing 23 m tall.

The registration dates from the 1990s, part of the 3,270 structures on file for Iowa.

Location

Coordinates
42.04500, -91.64694

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Registration record

as filed with the FCC
FCC registration 125620
Structure type Tower
Overall height (AGL) 219 m (718 ft)
Height above sea level 466 m (1,530 ft)
Constructed 1997
Date on record 26 Jul 1997
Coordinates 42.04500, -91.64694
County Linn County
Registered owner Vb-s1 Assets, LLC
Owner type Tower company

How it compares

calculated from the full national dataset
Height rank in Iowa 37th of 3,270 taller than 98.9%
Height rank in Cedar Rapids 1st of 48
Height rank in county 2nd of 103
Median tower in Iowa 76 m (250 ft) +187% vs median
Radio horizon (estimate) 61 km (38 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain
Other structures within 5 km 16

Nearest registered structures

north is up
0.4 mi 0.8 mi 1.2 mi Lattice tower — 946 m WSW Tower — 999 m SSW Tower — 1.3 km (0.8 mi) S Monopole — 1.9 km (1.2 mi) NNE Tower — 2.0 km (1.2 mi) SSE
Distance Bearing Type Height ASR
946 m WSW Lattice tower 23 m (75 ft) 2707653
999 m SSW Tower 82 m (268 ft) 120095
1.3 km (0.8 mi) S Tower 94 m (308 ft) 623232
1.9 km (1.2 mi) NNE Monopole 23 m (75 ft) 2720907
2.0 km (1.2 mi) SSE Tower 215 m (707 ft) 116481

About this record

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

All measurements shown are taken from FCC registration 125620. Height is the overall height above ground including any antennas and lightning rod, which is why it can exceed the height of the supporting structure alone.

"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.