Guyed tower 612357
Alvin, Texas · Galveston County
Overview
Registered with the FCC as structure 612357, this guyed tower in Alvin, TX was built in 1990 and rises 155 m (510 ft) from the ground.
Compared with other guyed tower registrations in Texas, it is 52.2% taller than the median of 102 m.
Registration is held by American Towers LLC, which owns 9 of the structures registered in Alvin, TX.
Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 155 m structure is about 51 km (31.9 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 920 m to the WNW. In total there are 4 other registered structures within 5 km.
It is one of 38 structures on the FCC register in Alvin, TX, and dates from the 1990s.
Location
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Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 612357 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Guyed tower |
| Overall height (AGL) | 155 m (510 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 162 m (532 ft) |
| Constructed | 1990 |
| Date on record | 1 Jan 1990 |
| Coordinates | 29.43172, -95.15561 |
| County | Galveston County |
| Registered owner | American Towers LLC |
| Owner type | Tower company |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in Texas | 372nd of 14,588 taller than 97.5% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in Alvin | 3rd of 38 |
| Height rank in county | 6th of 81 |
| Median guyed tower in Texas | 102 m (335 ft) +52.2% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 51 km (32 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 4 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 920 m | WNW | Lattice tower | 77 m (253 ft) | 2704033 |
| 3.0 km (1.8 mi) | ESE | Tower | 155 m (509 ft) | 614894 |
| 4.1 km (2.5 mi) | SW | Monopole | 56 m (185 ft) | 2659736 |
| 4.5 km (2.8 mi) | WSW | Tower | 79 m (260 ft) | 2611628 |
| 5.9 km (3.6 mi) | SW | Guyed tower | 165 m (542 ft) | 609778 |
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 612357. 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.