Skip to content

Buffalo Lake Overlook, Guadalupe Delta WMA

Buffalo Lake Overlook, Guadalupe Delta WMA from directly overhead

Buffalo Lake Overlook, Guadalupe Delta WMA is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Goldmans Hill stands 29 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Original Mission Refugio, a historic site 1.4 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 14 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

How to reach it

Coordinates28.50284, -96.83242

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 20
  • Guadalupe Delta Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
  • Swan Point Park: 10.8 mi
  • Little Chocolate Bayou Park: 13.4 mi
  • Tilley Park: 14.2 mi
  • George Adams Park: 14.6 mi
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Indian Mound: 18.2 mi
  • Goldmans Hill: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lighthouse Beach: 16.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Lake Overlook, Guadalupe Delta WMA. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goldmans HillNW 326°29 m23.5 mi
Indian MoundNW 323°15 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0819:39
June solstice06:3119:5420:29
September equinox07:1718:5419:25
December solstice07:1617:0117:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864717782838581746457
Precip in2.81.93.02.45.04.13.83.84.73.83.92.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austwell, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13513239012

More nature reserves in Texas

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Buffalo Lake Overlook, Guadalupe Delta WMA.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens