Monopole 1285417 — Angleton, TX

At 8 m, structure 1285417 is about 10% of the 78 m average across the 266 structures registered in Brazoria County. It is about 10% of the Texas average of 76 m across 20,684 registrations. Among the 24,638 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (MTOWER), the average overall height is 42 m, so this one is about 18% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 8 m, which puts the top of the structure 15 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Angleton in Brazoria County, Texas, at coordinates 29.16972, -95.41472, with the site address filed as "About 1.5 miles west of Cedar Rd and County Rd 171 intersection.". Brazoria County has 266 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 10th-largest count among the 254 Texas counties with registrations, and 199 of them are marked constructed. Texas as a whole has 20,684 registrations, the largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Hitchcock, TX · 1254220, a guyed tower at 612 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 1285417 on Oct 11, 2012. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 2,213 in Texas.

The FCC record lists UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD of Omaha, NE as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001539048. Across the registry it holds 1,115 structure registrations, the 24th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 223 in Texas. Its most common filed structure-type code is MTOWER (411 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2012-ASW-4594-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".