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Tower 613891

Baytown, Texas · Harris County

Overall height
180 m (589 ft)
Rank in TX
246th
of 14,588
Constructed
1968
58 years ago
Radio horizon
55 km (34 mi)
estimate

Overview

Registered with the FCC as structure 613891, this tower about 11 km (6.9 mi) from Baytown, TX was built in 1968 and rises 180 m (589 ft) from the ground.

Locally it is the 3rd tallest of 51 registered structures about 11 km (6.9 mi) from Baytown, TX.

Texas, State of (tpwd) holds the registration. Publicly owned structures of this kind typically support emergency services, public safety radio or municipal networks.

Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 180 m structure is about 55 km (34.3 mi) under the standard 4/3-earth model. Actual usable range is normally much shorter, since hills, buildings and foliage all cut into it.

The closest other registered structure is 3.4 km (2.1 mi) to the SSE. In total there are 10 other registered structures within 5 km.

Ranked 3rd by height among the 51 registered structures in Baytown, TX, it sits within a network of sites that between them cover the surrounding area.

Location

Coordinates
29.75000, -95.08083

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Registration record

as filed with the FCC
FCC registration 613891
Structure type Tower
Overall height (AGL) 180 m (589 ft)
Height above sea level 192 m (629 ft)
Constructed 1968
Date on record 5 May 1968
Coordinates 29.75000, -95.08083
County Harris County
Registered owner Texas, State of (tpwd)
Owner type Government

How it compares

calculated from the full national dataset
Height rank in Texas 246th of 14,588 taller than 98.3%
Height rank in Baytown 3rd of 51
Height rank in county 12th of 1,042
Median tower in Texas 79 m (260 ft) +127% vs median
Radio horizon (estimate) 55 km (34 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain
Other structures within 5 km 10

Nearest registered structures

north is up
0.8 mi 1.6 mi 2.5 mi Lattice tower — 3.4 km (2.1 mi) SSE Lattice tower — 3.6 km (2.3 mi) SW Tower — 3.7 km (2.3 mi) SSE Lattice tower — 3.7 km (2.3 mi) SSE Pole — 4.0 km (2.5 mi) W
Distance Bearing Type Height ASR
3.4 km (2.1 mi) SSE Lattice tower 55 m (180 ft) 2687462
3.6 km (2.3 mi) SW Lattice tower 130 m (425 ft) 2706849
3.7 km (2.3 mi) SSE Tower 61 m (200 ft) 623144
3.7 km (2.3 mi) SSE Lattice tower 91 m (300 ft) 2657893
4.0 km (2.5 mi) W Pole 44 m (145 ft) 2663341

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 613891. 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.