Structure 1279485 — Ridge, MD

At 98 m, structure 1279485 is about 46% above the 67 m average across the 95 structures registered in St. Mary's County. It is about 39% above the Maryland average of 70 m across 1,911 registrations.

The supporting structure itself measures 91 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 98 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 22 m, which puts the top of the structure 119 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Ridge in St. Mary's County, Maryland, at coordinates 38.12300, -76.37450, with the site address filed as "Odd Point Lookout Road Across from Fox Haven Lane". St. Mary's County has 95 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 7th-largest count among the 24 Maryland counties with registrations, and 53 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 Prince Frederick, MD · 1035329, a tower at 153 m (constructed).

Granted means the FCC has issued the registration, but the record does not yet carry the owner's notice that construction was completed. The FCC issued registration 1279485 on Mar 27, 2023. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 161 in Maryland.

The FCC record lists St. Mary's, County of of Leonardtown, MD as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0005555008. Across the registry it holds 9 structure registrations, including 9 in Maryland. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (4 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2011-AEA-324-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.