Monopole 1298206 — Rural Retreat, VA

At 19 m, structure 1298206 is about 27% of the 70 m average across the 41 structures registered in Wythe County. It is about 29% of the Virginia average of 66 m across 4,241 registrations. Among the 24,665 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (MTOWER), the average overall height is 42 m, so this one is about half of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 769 m, which puts the top of the structure 788 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Rural Retreat in Wythe County, Virginia, at coordinates 36.89114, -81.31911, with the site address filed as "Along railroad right of way near Mile Post NB 351.9". Wythe County has 41 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 35th-largest count among the 132 Virginia counties with registrations, and 32 of them are marked constructed. Virginia as a whole has 4,241 registrations, the 19th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Bluefield, VA · 1057623, a guyed tower at 173 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 1298206 on May 10, 2024. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 2,959 in Virginia.

The FCC record lists Norfolk Southern Railway Company of Atlanta, GA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0004228979. Across the registry it holds 549 structure registrations, the 48th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 46 in Virginia. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (204 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2015-AEA-4328-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".