Tower 1098321
Hickory, North Carolina · Catawba County
Overview
Dating from the 1990s, this tower in Hickory, NC is registered as ASR 1098321 and reaches 98 m (320 ft) above ground.
Among the 4,512 registered structures in North Carolina, it ranks 808th by height, taller than 82.1% of them.
FCC records list City of Hickory as the registered owner of this structure.
Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 98 m structure is about 41 km (25.3 mi) under the standard 4/3-earth model. Actual usable range is normally much shorter, since hills, buildings and foliage all cut into it.
Three other registered structures sit within 1.9 km (1.2 mi), the nearest 1.7 km (1.0 mi) to the WNW.
It is one of 37 structures on the FCC register in Hickory, NC, and dates from the 1990s.
Location
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Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 1098321 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Tower |
| Overall height (AGL) | 98 m (320 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 443 m (1,455 ft) |
| Constructed | 1999 |
| Date on record | 27 Jul 1999 |
| Coordinates | 35.74139, -81.31278 |
| County | Catawba County |
| Registered owner | City of Hickory |
| Owner type | Government |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in North Carolina | 808th of 4,512 taller than 82.1% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in Hickory | 3rd of 37 |
| Height rank in county | 6th of 66 |
| Median tower in North Carolina | 79 m (259 ft) +23.6% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 41 km (25 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 18 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.7 km (1.0 mi) | WNW | Monopole | 50 m (164 ft) | 2722592 |
| 1.8 km (1.1 mi) | S | Guyed tower | 111 m (364 ft) | 110158 |
| 1.9 km (1.2 mi) | WSW | Tower | 148 m (485 ft) | 121560 |
| 2.0 km (1.2 mi) | SSE | Tower array | 63 m (208 ft) | 121377 |
| 2.0 km (1.3 mi) | SE | Tower array | 63 m (208 ft) | 121376 |
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 1098321. 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.