Lattice tower 1303167 — Paynesville, MN

At 31 m, structure 1303167 is about 35% of the 87 m average across the 101 structures registered in Stearns County. It is about 39% of the Minnesota average of 77 m across 3,995 registrations. Among the 35,918 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is about 42% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 386 m, which puts the top of the structure 416 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Paynesville in Stearns County, Minnesota, at coordinates 45.36819, -94.70133, with the site address filed as "Hwy 34 and 283rd Avenue". Stearns County has 101 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 6th-largest count among the 87 Minnesota counties with registrations, and 77 of them are marked constructed. Minnesota as a whole has 3,995 registrations, the 21st-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Avon, MN · 1025394, a tower at 322 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 1303167 on Aug 23, 2017. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 2,994 in Minnesota.

The FCC record lists Stearns, County of of Saint Cloud, MN as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0002608461. Across the registry it holds 5 structure registrations, including 5 in Minnesota. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (4 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2014-AGL-5893-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".