Lattice tower 1297119 — Sarita, TX

At 80 m, structure 1297119 is about 44% below the 144 m average across the 20 structures registered in Kenedy County. It is roughly in line with 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 10% above that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 3 m, which puts the top of the structure 83 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Sarita in Kenedy County, Texas, at coordinates 26.99608, -97.57044, with the site address filed as "20 miles SE of Sarita and 10 miles west of Gulf of Mexico". Kenedy County has 20 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 224th-largest count among the 254 Texas counties with registrations, and 14 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 Rudolph, TX · 1255447, a tower at 450 m (granted (not yet 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 1297119 on Oct 5, 2015. 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 Pattern Gulf Wind, LLC of Sarita, TX as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0024704926.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2008-WTW-773-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 7, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style E". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 4, 8, 12.