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Purchased this house last week and the previous owners also did not know what it was. The pipe is heavy duty and set in concrete. There's water about halfway up the length of the pipe, but I haven't tested the depth.

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UPDATE: it was definitely an early generation giant satellite dish. Not only did we find 2 buried coax cables running towards the house when we removed it, I've since spotted several other such remnant poles in backyards across town.

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Since the pole is so thick and there's only one of them, it could have been the base of a satellite dish - like one of the old 8' dishes (big, not sure of exact measurements).

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The height is about right for that, and it's kinda short for a clothesline.

It filling with water is just from the rain. I've never seen anything plumbing or well related that looks like that.

JPhi1618
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My vote is that it is for a clothes line/rack. Water is just accumulated over the years from rain.

Example 1:
Woman hanging clothes on outdoor rack

Example 2: Kids swinging on outdoor rack

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aaron
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Remnant of a basketball pole, maybe?

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It could b a fill tube to an underground oil tank. If it rusts/rusted and has/had oil in it ground contamination is worse than mosquito breeding

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Perhaps used for grounding ? It must work specially when in touch with water or wet earth.

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