Tower 128548
Petal, Mississippi · Forrest County
Overview
Dating from the 1990s, this tower about 12 km (7.7 mi) from Petal, MS is registered as ASR 128548 and reaches 313 m (1,027 ft) above ground.
Compared with other tower registrations in Mississippi, it is 231% taller than the median of 95 m.
Blakeney Communications, INC. is the registered owner. It is a small holder by ASR standards, with 3 registered structures in Mississippi.
Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 313 m structure is about 73 km (45.3 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 tower 62 m to the S, standing 157 m tall.
It is one of 24 structures on the FCC register in Petal, MS, and dates from the 1990s.
Location
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Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 128548 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Tower |
| Overall height (AGL) | 313 m (1,027 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 384 m (1,261 ft) |
| Constructed | 1997 |
| Date on record | 15 Sept 1997 |
| Coordinates | 31.43139, -89.14750 |
| County | Forrest County |
| Registered owner | Blakeney Communications, INC. |
| Owner type | Other |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in Mississippi | 24th of 3,781 taller than 99.4% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in Petal | 1st of 24 |
| Height rank in county | 1st of 95 |
| Median tower in Mississippi | 95 m (310 ft) +231% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 73 km (45 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 3 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 m | S | Tower | 157 m (515 ft) | 605529 |
| 3.4 km (2.1 mi) | SW | Lattice tower | 102 m (335 ft) | 2723329 |
| 3.6 km (2.2 mi) | WSW | Lattice tower | 111 m (365 ft) | 2726630 |
| 6.0 km (3.8 mi) | SSW | Tower | 97 m (317 ft) | 623778 |
| 7.3 km (4.6 mi) | SSW | Lattice tower | 56 m (185 ft) | 2705305 |
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 128548. 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.