Lattice tower 1286910 — Smethport, PA

At 73 m, structure 1286910 is roughly in line with the 80 m average across the 60 structures registered in McKean County. It is roughly in line with the Pennsylvania average of 67 m across 5,759 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 roughly in line with that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 744 m, which puts the top of the structure 817 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Smethport in McKean County, Pennsylvania, at coordinates 41.81292, -78.38111, with the site address filed as "Prospect Hill". McKean County has 60 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 40th-largest count among the 67 Pennsylvania counties with registrations, and 49 of them are marked constructed. Pennsylvania as a whole has 5,759 registrations, the 11th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Wilcox, PA · 1030692, a tower at 155 m (dismantled).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1286910 on Dec 23, 2021. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 4,028 in Pennsylvania.

The FCC record lists McKean County of Smethport, PA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0005348354. Across the registry it holds 2 structure registrations, including 2 in Pennsylvania. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (1 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2012-AEA-4552-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1H, 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 3, 4, 5, 13.