Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Harmony Hill stands 25 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. Texas Tropical Trail passes 0.8 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Longoria Cemetery: 1.3 mi
- Alonzo de Leon Expeditions: 1.6 mi
- The Spot Where "American Blood was Shed on American Soil": 1.6 mi
- Our Lady of Visitation Catholic Church: 2.0 mi
- Las Rucias: 3.2 mi
- La Feria Nature Center: 5.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park & Sports Complex: 6.5 mi
- H.E.B. Park: 8.5 mi
- Kennedy Park: 9.2 mi
- Dixieland Park: 9.3 mi
- Harlingen Arts and Heritage Museum: 14.0 mi
- Children’s Museum of Brownsville: 21.9 mi
- Historic Brownsville Museum: 22.0 mi
- Stillman House Museum: 22.4 mi
- Brownsville Heritage Museum: 22.4 mi
- Nature Park Retention Garden: 20.8 mi
- Nature Park Rain Garden: 20.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 23.1 mi
- The History of Mexico & Mankind: 11.5 mi
- Golden Age of Hollywood & Mexican Cinema in Harlingen, Texas: 11.6 mi
- Harmony Hill: 12.3 mi
- Sunrise Hill: 13.2 mi
- Santa Rita: 14.2 mi
- Nature Park Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Welcome to Texas Sign: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Hill | NNW 329° | 25 m | 12.3 mi |
| Sunrise Hill | NW 325° | 25 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:13 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:41 | 19:53 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:59 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 17:11 | 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 | 61 | 64 | 70 | 76 | 81 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 82 | 77 | 69 | 62 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weslaco, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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