Tower 2680534
New Albany, Mississippi · Union County
Overview
Registered with the FCC as structure 2680534, this tower about 9.7 km (6.0 mi) from New Albany, MS was built in 2011 and rises 168 m (550 ft) from the ground.
Among the 3,781 registered structures in Mississippi, it ranks 82nd by height, taller than 97.9% of them.
The structure is registered to Wireless Communication Commission, which holds 33 registrations across Mississippi.
Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 168 m structure is about 53 km (33.1 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 2.3 km (1.5 mi) to the NE. In total there are 2 other registered structures within 5 km.
Built roughly 15 years ago, it is one of 22 registered structures serving the New Albany area.
Location
Loading the map fetches tiles from OpenFreeMap, a third party. Nothing is requested from them until you press the button.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · tiles by OpenFreeMap
Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 2680534 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Tower |
| Overall height (AGL) | 168 m (550 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 343 m (1,126 ft) |
| Constructed | 2011 |
| Date on record | 3 Dec 2011 |
| Coordinates | 34.47056, -88.91925 |
| County | Union County |
| Registered owner | Wireless Communication Commission |
| Owner type | Government |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in Mississippi | 82nd of 3,781 taller than 97.9% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in New Albany | 1st of 22 |
| Height rank in county | 1st of 41 |
| Median tower in Mississippi | 95 m (310 ft) +77.4% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 53 km (33 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 2 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.3 km (1.5 mi) | NE | Tower | 152 m (499 ft) | 606853 |
| 4.3 km (2.7 mi) | N | Guyed tower | 95 m (311 ft) | 2651331 |
| 5.1 km (3.2 mi) | WSW | Tower | 96 m (315 ft) | 109418 |
| 5.5 km (3.4 mi) | SW | Lattice tower | 94 m (307 ft) | 2705287 |
| 5.6 km (3.5 mi) | SW | Guyed tower | 103 m (338 ft) | 2627852 |
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 2680534. 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.