Structure 1053448 — Ellicott City, MD

At 82 m, structure 1053448 is about 13% above the 72 m average across the 69 structures registered in Howard County. It is about 17% above the Maryland average of 70 m across 1,911 registrations.

The supporting structure itself measures 76 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 82 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 165 m, which puts the top of the structure 247 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Ellicott City in Howard County, Maryland, at coordinates 39.29528, -76.79639, with the site address filed as "PATABSCO STATE PARK 1.5 M E OF RT 29". Howard County has 69 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 11th-largest count among the 24 Maryland counties with registrations, and 50 of them are marked constructed. Maryland as a whole has 1,911 registrations, the 33rd-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Baltimore, MD · 1044237, a guyed tower at 390 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 1053448 on May 13, 2025. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,312 in Maryland.

The FCC record lists State of Maryland - DNR of Annapolis, MD as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0004233763. Across the registry it holds 124 structure registrations, the 164th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 124 in Maryland. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (66 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 85-AEA-407-OE, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 9, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style A". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 1, 3, 11, 21.