Guyed tower 97849
Burlington, North Carolina · Alamance County
Overview
A guyed tower of 154 m (505 ft), structure 97849 has stood about 16 km (9.6 mi) from Burlington, NC for about 27 years.
It is taller than 97.5% of the 4,512 registered structures in North Carolina, placing it 112th statewide.
FCC records list Pinnacle Towers LLC as the registered owner of this structure.
Height sets an upper bound on reach: about 51 km (31.8 mi) to the radio horizon for equipment mounted at the top. This is a theoretical maximum over flat ground and says nothing about signal strength.
Registration density around this point is 4 other structures within a 5 km radius.
The site lies 16 km (9.6 mi) outside Burlington, which is characteristic of structures placed for terrain and line of sight rather than proximity to population.
Location
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Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 97849 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Guyed tower |
| Overall height (AGL) | 154 m (505 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 434 m (1,424 ft) |
| Constructed | 1999 |
| Date on record | 21 Apr 1999 |
| Coordinates | 35.94056, -79.42778 |
| County | Alamance County |
| Registered owner | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| Owner type | Tower company |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in North Carolina | 112th of 4,512 taller than 97.5% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in Burlington | 1st of 36 |
| Height rank in county | 3rd of 69 |
| Median guyed tower in North Carolina | 98 m (320 ft) +57.8% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 51 km (32 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 4 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 154 m | WSW | Guyed tower | 152 m (499 ft) | 2629683 |
| 975 m | NW | Lattice tower | 67 m (220 ft) | 116129 |
| 1.3 km (0.8 mi) | WSW | Tower | 287 m (941 ft) | 125844 |
| 4.5 km (2.8 mi) | SSE | Lattice tower | 79 m (259 ft) | 2696986 |
| 5.4 km (3.4 mi) | NNW | Guyed tower | 81 m (265 ft) | 2600843 |
About this record
A slender mast held upright by tensioned cables anchored around it. The cheapest way to go very tall, which is why most structures above 300 m are guyed.
Record 97849 is drawn from the FCC ASR weekly file dated 2026-08-23. The database covers structures that require registration — generally those over 200 ft or near airports — so shorter masts and small cells will not appear.
"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.