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Tower 602538

Dubuque, Iowa · Dubuque County

Overall height
98 m (320 ft)
Rank in IA
628th
of 3,270
Constructed
1988
38 years ago
Radio horizon
41 km (25 mi)
estimate

Overview

Structure 602538 in Dubuque, IA is recorded in the FCC's Antenna Structure Registration database as a tower measuring 98 m (320 ft) tall.

Locally it is the 3rd tallest of 22 registered structures in Dubuque, IA.

Registration is held by Hansen, James P Dba = J F Hansen Tower Sites. Unlike the tower companies that dominate the 22 registrations in Dubuque, IA, this owner appears only once in Iowa.

Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 98 m structure is about 41 km (25.3 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 1.4 km (0.9 mi) to the W, standing 96 m tall.

It is one of 22 structures on the FCC register in Dubuque, IA, and dates from the 1980s.

Location

Coordinates
42.50333, -90.74833

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Registration record

as filed with the FCC
FCC registration 602538
Structure type Tower
Overall height (AGL) 98 m (320 ft)
Height above sea level 369 m (1,210 ft)
Constructed 1988
Date on record 10 Nov 1988
Coordinates 42.50333, -90.74833
County Dubuque County
Registered owner Hansen, James P Dba = J F Hansen Tower Sites
Owner type Tower company

How it compares

calculated from the full national dataset
Height rank in Iowa 628th of 3,270 taller than 80.8%
Height rank in Dubuque 3rd of 22
Height rank in county 10th of 64
Median tower in Iowa 76 m (250 ft) +28.0% vs median
Radio horizon (estimate) 41 km (25 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain
Other structures within 5 km 8

Nearest registered structures

north is up
0.7 mi 1.3 mi 2.0 mi Lattice tower — 1.4 km (0.9 mi) W Lattice tower — 2.5 km (1.6 mi) ENE Monopole — 2.7 km (1.7 mi) WNW Lattice tower — 3.0 km (1.9 mi) ENE Monopole — 3.2 km (2.0 mi) WSW
Distance Bearing Type Height ASR
1.4 km (0.9 mi) W Lattice tower 96 m (315 ft) 615683
2.5 km (1.6 mi) ENE Lattice tower 33 m (109 ft) 2682967
2.7 km (1.7 mi) WNW Monopole 33 m (107 ft) 2657697
3.0 km (1.9 mi) ENE Lattice tower 81 m (266 ft) 119068
3.2 km (2.0 mi) WSW Monopole 41 m (135 ft) 2647990

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 602538. 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.