Lattice tower 1273808 — St. Simons Island, GA

At 53 m, structure 1273808 is about 24% below the 70 m average across the 88 structures registered in Glynn County. It is about 32% below the Georgia average of 78 m across 7,807 registrations. Among the 35,886 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is about 27% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 4 m, which puts the top of the structure 58 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near St. Simons Island in Glynn County, Georgia, at coordinates 31.19117, -81.37700, with the site address filed as "3911 Frederica Rd.". Glynn County has 88 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 17th-largest count among the 159 Georgia counties with registrations, and 61 of them are marked constructed. Georgia as a whole has 7,807 registrations, the 5th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Kingsland, GA · 1027315, a guyed tower at 460 m (constructed).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1273808 on Feb 14, 2024. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 5,727 in Georgia.

The FCC record lists County of Glynn of Brunswick, GA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001825363. Across the registry it holds 9 structure registrations, including 9 in Georgia. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (2 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2009-ASO-7559-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 7, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style E". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 4, 8, 12.