Structure 1041827 — Island Creek, MD

At 83 m, structure 1041827 is roughly in line with the 86 m average across the 56 structures registered in Calvert County. It is about 18% above the Maryland average of 70 m across 1,911 registrations.

The supporting structure itself measures 77 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 83 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 42 m, which puts the top of the structure 124 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Island Creek in Calvert County, Maryland, at coordinates 38.46317, -76.55742, with the site address filed as "Route 254 & Hance Road (006620)". Calvert County has 56 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 13th-largest count among the 24 Maryland counties with registrations, and 42 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 Waldorf, MD · 1237583, a tower at 246 m (canceled).

Dismantled means the owner has notified the FCC that the structure was taken down. The FCC issued registration 1041827 on Nov 29, 2022. Nationally, 12,705 of the 197,833 registrations (6.4%) carry the dismantled status, including 92 in Maryland.

The FCC record lists American Towers LLC of Woburn, MA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0011498342. Across the registry it holds 21,809 structure registrations, the largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (5,892 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2005-AEA-3369-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.