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Tower 614391

Fort Dodge, Iowa · Webster County

Overall height
128 m (420 ft)
Rank in IA
162nd
of 3,270
Constructed
1980
46 years ago
Radio horizon
47 km (29 mi)
estimate

Overview

ASR 614391 is one of 20 registered structures in Fort Dodge, IA. It is a tower standing 128 m (420 ft) above ground.

Among the 3,270 registered structures in Iowa, it ranks 162nd by height, taller than 95.1% of them.

Tyson Foods, INC is the registered owner and accounts for 5% of the registered structures in Fort Dodge, IA.

Using the standard radio-horizon formula, an antenna at 128 m has a theoretical sightline of 47 km (29 mi). Terrain and obstructions reduce this in practice, often substantially.

This is a dense cluster: 15 other registered structures fall within 5 km, the closest just 450 m to the WSW.

It is one of 20 structures on the FCC register in Fort Dodge, IA, and dates from the 1980s.

Location

Coordinates
42.48556, -94.18611

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Registration record

as filed with the FCC
FCC registration 614391
Structure type Tower
Overall height (AGL) 128 m (420 ft)
Height above sea level 450 m (1,476 ft)
Constructed 1980
Date on record 1 Jan 1980
Coordinates 42.48556, -94.18611
County Webster County
Registered owner Tyson Foods, INC
Owner type Other

How it compares

calculated from the full national dataset
Height rank in Iowa 162nd of 3,270 taller than 95.1%
Height rank in Fort Dodge 2nd of 20
Height rank in county 2nd of 37
Median tower in Iowa 76 m (250 ft) +68.0% vs median
Radio horizon (estimate) 47 km (29 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain
Other structures within 5 km 15

Nearest registered structures

north is up
0.5 mi 0.9 mi 1.4 mi Tower — 450 m WSW Lattice tower — 591 m WSW Tower — 1.6 km (1.0 mi) WSW Lattice tower — 1.7 km (1.0 mi) NNW Guyed tower — 2.2 km (1.4 mi) WNW
Distance Bearing Type Height ASR
450 m WSW Tower 76 m (249 ft) 2626182
591 m WSW Lattice tower 102 m (333 ft) 2700933
1.6 km (1.0 mi) WSW Tower 99 m (325 ft) 122801
1.7 km (1.0 mi) NNW Lattice tower 84 m (275 ft) 2704682
2.2 km (1.4 mi) WNW Guyed tower 194 m (638 ft) 120561

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.