Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Voshell Unit
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Voshell Unit is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Palmito Hill stands 11 m to the east-northeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Starship SN8 Forward Flap, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 2.9 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Starship SN8 Forward Flap: 1.0 mi
- Frank Rabb: 2.9 mi
- Rabb Plantation: 2.9 mi
- Fort Brown Cavalry Barracks: 3.6 mi
- African American Troops at Fort Brown: 3.8 mi
- Morningside Park: 1.0 mi
- Barracudas Park: 1.9 mi
- Central Avenue Park: 2.0 mi
- Tony Gonzales Park: 2.4 mi
- Charles Martin Cabler Park: 2.4 mi
- Loma de la Montuosa Chica: 6.1 mi
- Loma de la Jauja: 9.1 mi
- Palmito Hill: 9.8 mi
- Loma Tio Alejos: 11.0 mi
- Loma la Cuchilla: 16.3 mi
- Brownsville Art League Fine Arts Museum: 4.0 mi
- Brownsville Heritage Museum: 4.1 mi
- Stillman House Museum: 4.1 mi
- Historic Brownsville Museum: 4.4 mi
- Children’s Museum of Brownsville: 4.4 mi
- Elon Musk Statue: 8.1 mi
- Occupy Mars - Elon Musk Wall: 8.1 mi
- DOGE: 8.1 mi
- Grid Fin: 16.4 mi
- Mars Base Mural: 16.4 mi
- Welcome to Texas Sign: 2.9 mi
- Starbase Sign: 16.3 mi
- Pier 19: 20.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.5 mi
- Nature Park Rain Garden: 13.3 mi
- Nature Park Retention Garden: 13.3 mi
- Nature Park Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Prairie Island Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Isla Blanca Beach: 21.1 mi
- Aurora 19 Public Beach Access: 22.9 mi
- Santa Rita: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Voshell Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmito Hill | ENE 69° | 11 m | 9.8 mi |
| Loma de la Jauja | ENE 58° | 9 m | 9.1 mi |
| Loma la Cuchilla | NE 41° | 9 m | 16.3 mi |
| Loma del Mesquite | NE 50° | 8 m | 16.5 mi |
| Loma Tio Alejos | ENE 63° | 7 m | 11.0 mi |
| Loma del Islote | NE 50° | 6 m | 17.3 mi |
| Loma la Lauja | NNE 23° | 6 m | 17.5 mi |
| Loma de la Montuosa Chica | NE 49° | 3 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:40 | 19:52 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:57 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 17:10 | 17:44 |
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 | 63 | 67 | 71 | 77 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 83 | 78 | 71 | 64 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownsville, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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