Lattice tower 1324124 — Ridge, MD

At 53 m, structure 1324124 is about 21% below the 67 m average across the 95 structures registered in St. Mary's County. It is about 24% below the Maryland average of 70 m across 1,911 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 supporting structure itself measures 49 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 53 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 24 m, which puts the top of the structure 77 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Ridge in St. Mary's County, Maryland, at coordinates 38.12233, -76.37019, with the site address filed as "49311 Bennett Drive". 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 1324124 on Mar 1, 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 Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative of Hughesville, MD as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0002163400. Across the registry it holds 3 structure registrations, including 3 in Maryland. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (2 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2022-AEA-11646-OE, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 1, is listed on the FCC registration form as "None".