Pole 1278964 — Towner, ND

At 31 m, structure 1278964 is about 43% of the 72 m average across the 24 structures registered in McHenry County. It is about 38% of the North Dakota average of 81 m across 1,605 registrations. Among the 16,558 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (POLE), the average overall height is 31 m, so this one is roughly in line with that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 449 m, which puts the top of the structure 480 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Towner in McHenry County, North Dakota, at coordinates 48.34717, -100.40603, with the site address filed as "1st Ave. and Main St.". McHenry County has 24 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 21st-largest count among the 53 North Dakota counties with registrations, and 18 of them are marked constructed. North Dakota as a whole has 1,605 registrations, the 37th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Upham, ND · 1291988, a guyed tower at 123 m (canceled).

Canceled means the registration is no longer active in the FCC registry; the record is kept here as part of the registry's history. The FCC issued registration 1278964 on Sep 19, 2017. Nationally, 15,900 of the 197,833 registrations (8%) carry the canceled status, including 87 in North Dakota.

The FCC record lists BNSF Railway Co. of Kansas City, KS as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0004772877. Across the registry it holds 1,077 structure registrations, the 26th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 70 in North Dakota. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (313 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2011-AGL-2647-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".