Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge
Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of -0 m. Alazan Mott stands 2 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Karankawa Indians, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Karankawa Indians: 0.2 mi
- Ward Island: 1.0 mi
- Sunshine Cemetery: 2.2 mi
- Rabbi Sidney A. Wolf: 2.6 mi
- General W.W. Sterling: 2.6 mi
- Oso Park: 1.1 mi
- Nature Park: 1.3 mi
- Poenisch Park: 1.3 mi
- Lee Manor Park: 1.3 mi
- Lexington Park: 1.5 mi
- Texas Surf Museum: 7.0 mi
- Tejano Civil Rights Museum: 7.8 mi
- Museum Of Hispanic Culture: 7.8 mi
- Art Museum of South Texas: 8.0 mi
- Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures: 8.0 mi
- University Beach: 1.1 mi
- Corpus Christi North Beach: 8.7 mi
- New Port Pass: 10.1 mi
- J P Luby: 10.2 mi
- Holiday Beach: 18.6 mi
- Redhead Pond Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
- Francine Cohn Preserve: 10.7 mi
- Shamrock Island Preserve: 10.9 mi
- Pelican Island Sanctuary: 13.6 mi
- Port Aransas Nature Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Fourmile Hill: 11.2 mi
- Big Hill: 15.0 mi
- Little Dagger Hill: 17.0 mi
- Alazan Mott: 23.1 mi
- Green Hill: 23.4 mi
- The Great Heron: 2.6 mi
- Selena Memorial Statue: 7.1 mi
- Orion's Belt: 7.4 mi
- Corpus Christi Watergarden: 8.0 mi
- Giant milk bottle: 8.9 mi
- South Texas Botanical Garden & Nature Center: 5.5 mi
- Lytton Memorial Rose Garden: 7.8 mi
- The Learning Garden: 8.8 mi
- American Bank Center: 7.8 mi
- Fan Pavillion: 8.3 mi
- Port Aransas/Mustang Island Tourism Bureau & Chamber of Commerce: 18.8 mi
- McGloins Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Lydia Ann Lighthouse: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alazan Mott | SSW 203° | 2 m | 23.1 mi |
| Big Hill | S 171° | 1 m | 15.0 mi |
| Little Dagger Hill | S 175° | 1 m | 17.0 mi |
| Green Hill | S 182° | 1 m | 23.4 mi |
| Dagger Hill | S 183° | 1 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 19:55 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 17:05 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 60 | 64 | 69 | 75 | 81 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 62 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corpus Christi NAS, 3 mi away.
- Great-tailed Grackle541 obs
- Laughing Gull513 obs
- Brown Anole463 obs
- Great Blue Heron455 obs
- White Ibis366 obs
- Rock Pigeon347 obs
- Texas Lightning Whelk325 obs
- Pond Slider316 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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