Nature reserve · Texas

Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Longoria Unit

Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Longoria Unit from directly overhead

Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Longoria Unit is a nature reserve in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 14 m. Harmony Hill stands 25 m to the southwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Sebastian, a historic site 2.6 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 2.3 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 14 m

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Coordinates26.32091, -97.82416

2.3 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

Parks

Sebastian Park and Sports Facility: 2.6 mi
La Villa Municipal Park: 6.8 mi
Combes Community Park: 7.6 mi
Edcouch Park: 8.6 mi
Edcouch Municipal Park: 8.9 mi

Nature reserves

Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Frederick Unit: 3.5 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 6.4 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 7.7 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 8.3 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 13.5 mi

Artworks5

The History of Mexico & Mankind: 11.8 mi
Golden Age of Hollywood & Mexican Cinema in Harlingen, Texas: 11.9 mi
Sundial: 21.5 mi
Bronc Statue: 21.7 mi
Jose de Escandon Statue: 21.9 mi

Museums3

Harlingen Arts and Heritage Museum: 12.1 mi
Museum of South Texas History: 20.9 mi
Hidalgo County Historical Museum: 21.0 mi

Peaks2

Harmony Hill: 9.1 mi
Sunrise Hill: 9.9 mi

Rest areas1

Texas Travel Information Center at Harlingen: 11.2 mi

Gardens1

Greenhouse and Garden: 21.4 mi

Attractions1

Topgolf: 24.9 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Longoria Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Harmony Hill	SW 216°	25 m	9.1 mi
Sunrise Hill	SW 223°	25 m	9.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:36	19:13	19:43
June solstice	06:40	19:54	20:28
September equinox	07:21	18:59	19:29
December solstice	07:16	17:10	17:45

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	70	75	81	85	86	86	82	77	68	62
Precip in	1.1	1.0	1.4	1.4	2.5	2.9	1.7	2.1	5.6	2.7	1.2	1.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Rosa 3 WNW, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356848995

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