Guyed tower 111502
Greensboro, North Carolina · Guilford County
Overview
Structure 111502 about 17 km (11 mi) from Greensboro, NC is recorded in the FCC's Antenna Structure Registration database as a guyed tower measuring 394 m (1,294 ft) tall.
Among the 4,512 registered structures in North Carolina, it ranks 23rd by height, taller than 99.5% of them.
FCC records list American Towers LLC as the registered owner of this structure.
Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 394 m structure is about 82 km (50.8 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 2.5 km (1.6 mi) to the WNW. In total there are 7 other registered structures within 5 km.
The registration dates from the 1980s, part of the 4,512 structures on file for North Carolina.
Location
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Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 111502 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Guyed tower |
| Overall height (AGL) | 394 m (1,294 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 625 m (2,050 ft) |
| Constructed | 1989 |
| Date on record | 1 Mar 1989 |
| Coordinates | 35.94511, -79.86225 |
| County | Guilford County |
| Registered owner | American Towers LLC |
| Owner type | Tower company |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in North Carolina | 23rd of 4,512 taller than 99.5% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in Greensboro | 1st of 120 |
| Height rank in county | 1st of 188 |
| Median guyed tower in North Carolina | 98 m (320 ft) +305% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 82 km (51 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 7 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 km (1.6 mi) | WNW | Mast | 88 m (287 ft) | 97957 |
| 2.6 km (1.6 mi) | WNW | Lattice tower | 88 m (288 ft) | 111208 |
| 4.3 km (2.6 mi) | ESE | Lattice tower | 81 m (265 ft) | 111218 |
| 4.3 km (2.7 mi) | NE | Tower | 314 m (1,031 ft) | 98291 |
| 4.3 km (2.7 mi) | NE | Tower | 101 m (332 ft) | 2612697 |
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.
These figures come from the FCC's Antenna Structure Registration database, filed under registration 111502. 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.