Tank 1247129 — Morehead City, NC

At 40 m, structure 1247129 is about 43% of the 91 m average across the 54 structures registered in Carteret County. It is about half of the North Carolina average of 80 m across 6,096 registrations. Among the 1,099 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (TANK), the average overall height is 43 m, so this one is roughly in line with that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 35 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 40 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 4 m, which puts the top of the structure 44 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Morehead City in Carteret County, North Carolina, at coordinates 34.71944, -76.69944, with the site address filed as "EASTERN EXTENSION OF ARENDELL STREET". Carteret County has 54 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 44th-largest count among the 100 North Carolina counties with registrations, and 40 of them are marked constructed. North Carolina as a whole has 6,096 registrations, the 9th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Beaufort, NC · 1253623, a guyed tower at 257 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 1247129 on Feb 9, 2005. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 4,516 in North Carolina.

The FCC record lists NORTH CAROLINA STATE PORTS AUTHORITY of Wilmington, NC as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0004603981.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2004-ASO-6561-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, 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 4, 5, 12.