Nature reserve · Texas

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. The nearest named place is La Joya Baseball Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 0.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates26.24273, -98.49543

0.3 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

La Joya Baseball Park: 0.7 mi
Los Ebanos Park: 4.1 mi
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Kiskadee Unit: 5.9 mi
Ala Blanca Park: 8.8 mi
Bentsen Palm Community Park: 9.1 mi

Historic sites

Havana: 0.8 mi
Nellie Leo Schunior School: 1.0 mi
Peñitas: 3.2 mi
Peñitas: 3.2 mi
Peñitas Cemetery: 3.4 mi

Nature reserves

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 1.5 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 1.9 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 2.0 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 2.2 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 2.3 mi

Attractions3

Hawk observation deck: 8.7 mi
R&N Thrift: 15.4 mi
Topgolf: 18.5 mi

Museums3

Old Hidalgo Pumphouse: 17.6 mi
Hidalgo County Historical Museum: 21.1 mi
Museum of South Texas History: 21.1 mi

Artworks3

Jose de Escandon Statue: 20.2 mi
Bronc Statue: 20.4 mi
Sundial: 20.6 mi

Gardens2

Mcallen Community Garden: 16.4 mi
Greenhouse and Garden: 20.7 mi

Ghost towns1

Sam Fordyce: 1.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:39	18:15	18:46
June solstice	05:43	18:56	19:30
September equinox	06:23	18:01	18:32
December solstice	07:18	17:13	17:48

Local time (America/Monterrey).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	58	63	68	74	80	84	85	86	82	75	67	59
Precip in	0.8	0.9	1.4	1.7	1.9	1.9	2.2	1.2	3.5	2.2	1.1	1.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Joya, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1381292658

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