Guyed tower 2704074
Lancaster, South Carolina · Lancaster County
Overview
Registered with the FCC as structure 2704074, this guyed tower about 24 km (15 mi) from Lancaster, SC was built in 2018 and rises 111 m (365 ft) from the ground.
Among the 3,406 registered structures in South Carolina, it ranks 408th by height, taller than 88% of them.
Optima Towers IV, LLC holds the registration. Tower companies like this one lease space on their structures to multiple carriers, so the registered owner does not tell you which networks operate here.
Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 111 m structure is about 44 km (27 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 lattice tower 7.4 km (4.6 mi) to the NW, standing 96 m tall.
The site lies 24 km (15 mi) outside Lancaster, 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 | 2704074 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Guyed tower |
| Overall height (AGL) | 111 m (365 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 259 m (851 ft) |
| Constructed | 2018 |
| Date on record | 12 Dec 2018 |
| Coordinates | 34.51678, -80.83772 |
| County | Lancaster County |
| Registered owner | Optima Towers IV, LLC |
| Owner type | Tower company |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in South Carolina | 408th of 3,406 taller than 88.0% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in Lancaster | 3rd of 30 |
| Height rank in county | 5th of 48 |
| Median guyed tower in South Carolina | 95 m (311 ft) +17.4% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 44 km (27 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 0 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.4 km (4.6 mi) | NW | Lattice tower | 96 m (315 ft) | 2727033 |
| 7.4 km (4.6 mi) | NW | Lattice tower | 83 m (273 ft) | 107791 |
| 8.0 km (5.0 mi) | N | Lattice tower | 93 m (305 ft) | 2649068 |
| 9.1 km (5.6 mi) | SSE | Lattice tower | 96 m (315 ft) | 2726398 |
| 9.8 km (6.1 mi) | NW | Lattice tower | 108 m (355 ft) | 2663128 |
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 2704074. 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.