Lattice tower 1314920 — Nixon, TX

At 50 m, structure 1314920 is about half of the 100 m average across the 81 structures registered in Gonzales County. It is about 35% below the Texas average of 76 m across 20,684 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 about 31% below that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 49 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 50 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 108 m, which puts the top of the structure 158 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Nixon in Gonzales County, Texas, at coordinates 29.28936, -97.76631, with the site address filed as "1244 N Hwy 80". Gonzales County has 81 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 71st-largest count among the 254 Texas counties with registrations, and 61 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 Smiley, TX · 1252281, a tower at 314 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 1314920 on Jun 9, 2020. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 14,615 in Texas.

The FCC record lists Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative of Select Or Enter, TX as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001687979. Across the registry it holds 18 structure registrations, including 18 in Texas. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (14 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2020-ASW-5330-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".