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Guyed tower 615509

Ridgeland, South Carolina · Jasper County

Overall height
244 m (800 ft)
Rank in SC
40th
of 3,406
Constructed
1985
41 years ago
Radio horizon
64 km (40 mi)
estimate

Overview

Structure 615509 about 16 km (9.8 mi) from Ridgeland, SC is recorded in the FCC's Antenna Structure Registration database as a guyed tower measuring 244 m (800 ft) tall.

It is taller than 98.9% of the 3,406 registered structures in South Carolina, placing it 40th statewide.

Vertical Bridge Towers III, LLC is the registered owner and accounts for 4% of the registered structures in Ridgeland, SC.

Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 244 m structure is about 64 km (40 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 202 m to the S, standing 127 m tall.

The site lies 16 km (9.8 mi) outside Ridgeland, which is characteristic of structures placed for terrain and line of sight rather than proximity to population.

Location

Coordinates
32.32878, -80.93786

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Registration record

as filed with the FCC
FCC registration 615509
Structure type Guyed tower
Overall height (AGL) 244 m (800 ft)
Height above sea level 249 m (817 ft)
Constructed 1985
Date on record 21 Feb 1985
Coordinates 32.32878, -80.93786
County Jasper County
Registered owner Vertical Bridge Towers III, LLC
Owner type Tower company

How it compares

calculated from the full national dataset
Height rank in South Carolina 40th of 3,406 taller than 98.9%
Height rank in Ridgeland 1st of 25
Height rank in county 1st of 55
Median guyed tower in South Carolina 95 m (311 ft) +157% vs median
Radio horizon (estimate) 64 km (40 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain
Other structures within 5 km 5

Nearest registered structures

north is up
0.9 mi 1.9 mi 2.8 mi Tower — 202 m S Tower — 3.3 km (2.1 mi) NNE Tower — 3.6 km (2.3 mi) NNE Tower — 3.6 km (2.3 mi) NNE Tower — 4.6 km (2.8 mi) WSW
Distance Bearing Type Height ASR
202 m S Tower 127 m (415 ft) 608307
3.3 km (2.1 mi) NNE Tower 95 m (310 ft) 619298
3.6 km (2.3 mi) NNE Tower 66 m (215 ft) 100996
3.6 km (2.3 mi) NNE Tower 111 m (364 ft) 2658204
4.6 km (2.8 mi) WSW Tower 66 m (215 ft) 102347

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.

Details on this page come from the FCC's public ASR file. The register records the physical structure and its owner; it does not list the antennas mounted on it or the networks they serve.

"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.