Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge
Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Pepper Hill stands 3 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 8.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Battle Island: 6.8 mi
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church: 8.9 mi
- St. Francis Catholic: 9.0 mi
- Major George Morse Collinsworth: 9.2 mi
- Dr. Albert Moses Levy: 9.2 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 2.1 mi
- Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge: 3.8 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 7.5 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 12.5 mi
- Mad Island Wildlife Management Area: 14.5 mi
- FM 521 River Park: 11.3 mi
- West Moring Dock Park: 11.3 mi
- Chamber Park: 12.3 mi
- Matagorda Bay Nature Park: 13.2 mi
- Matagorda County Fair Grounds: 15.7 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 19.4 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 19.4 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 19.4 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 19.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 19.5 mi
- Matagorda County Museum: 17.2 mi
- Museum Annex: 18.1 mi
- Matagorda County Museum: 18.1 mi
- Metal Rooster: 17.8 mi
- Gazebo for James Richard Marmion: 22.2 mi
- Palapa Table for James Richard Marmion: 22.2 mi
- Matagorda Beach: 13.5 mi
- Hasima: 18.9 mi
- Levi Jordan Plantation State Historical Site: 19.8 mi
- Backyard Park: 20.9 mi
- Pepper Hill: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pepper Hill | W 266° | 3 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:04 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 19:51 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:50 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:56 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 79 | 72 | 62 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Matagorda NO 2, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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