Lattice tower 1285106 — Shickshinny, PA

At 79 m, structure 1285106 is about 19% above the 67 m average across the 171 structures registered in Luzerne County. It is about 19% above the Pennsylvania average of 67 m across 5,761 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 roughly in line with that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 240 m, which puts the top of the structure 319 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Shickshinny in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, at coordinates 41.21917, -76.10750, with the site address filed as "21 Sunset Lake Road". Luzerne County has 171 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 8th-largest count among the 67 Pennsylvania counties with registrations, and 132 of them are marked constructed. Pennsylvania as a whole has 5,761 registrations, the 11th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Hanover Township, PA · 1027162, a guyed tower at 257 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 1285106 on Sep 14, 2012. Nationally, 18,406 of the 197,833 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 440 in Pennsylvania.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2011-AEA-4523-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 12, 4, 5.