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Tower 1097098

Tarboro, North Carolina · Edgecombe County

Overall height
152 m (499 ft)
Rank in NC
143rd
of 4,512
Constructed
2000
26 years ago
Radio horizon
51 km (32 mi)
estimate

Overview

Structure 1097098 in Tarboro, NC is recorded in the FCC's Antenna Structure Registration database as a tower measuring 152 m (499 ft) tall.

Of the 24 structures registered in Tarboro, NC, this is the 2nd tallest.

Town of Tarboro is the registered owner, and this is the only structure it has registered anywhere in North Carolina.

Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 152 m structure is about 51 km (31.6 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 207 m to the ESE, standing 154 m tall.

It is one of 24 structures on the FCC register in Tarboro, NC, and dates from the 2000s.

Location

Coordinates
35.91444, -77.51778

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Registration record

as filed with the FCC
FCC registration 1097098
Structure type Tower
Overall height (AGL) 152 m (499 ft)
Height above sea level 166 m (544 ft)
Constructed 2000
Date on record 15 Jan 2000
Coordinates 35.91444, -77.51778
County Edgecombe County
Registered owner Town of Tarboro
Owner type Government

How it compares

calculated from the full national dataset
Height rank in North Carolina 143rd of 4,512 taller than 96.9%
Height rank in Tarboro 2nd of 24
Height rank in county 5th of 46
Median tower in North Carolina 79 m (259 ft) +92.8% vs median
Radio horizon (estimate) 51 km (32 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain
Other structures within 5 km 10

Nearest registered structures

north is up
0.6 mi 1.2 mi 1.8 mi Tower — 207 m ESE Lattice tower — 333 m SW Mast — 2.3 km (1.4 mi) WSW Tower — 2.3 km (1.4 mi) WSW Mast — 2.9 km (1.8 mi) W
Distance Bearing Type Height ASR
207 m ESE Tower 154 m (505 ft) 2658924
333 m SW Lattice tower 80 m (261 ft) 2644246
2.3 km (1.4 mi) WSW Mast 21 m (70 ft) 2700671
2.3 km (1.4 mi) WSW Tower 38 m (125 ft) 1097648
2.9 km (1.8 mi) W Mast 40 m (130 ft) 2640356

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 1097098. 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.