Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
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- Elevation, modelled
- 3 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Palmito Hill11 m · 10.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Tropical Trailon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 26.0788, -97.3656
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled 3 m. Palmito Hill stands 11 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. Texas Tropical Trail runs past it. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmito Hill | SSE 152° | 11 m | 10.8 mi |
| Loma la Cuchilla | E 95° | 9 m | 6.6 mi |
| Loma de la Jauja | SSE 156° | 9 m | 9.0 mi |
| Loma del Mesquite | ESE 105° | 8 m | 8.9 mi |
| Goose Hill | N 356° | 8 m | 21.9 mi |
| Loma Tio Alejos | SE 144° | 7 m | 9.7 mi |
| Loma la Lauja | NE 42° | 6 m | 4.3 mi |
| Loma del Islote | E 100° | 6 m | 9.3 mi |
- On the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Laguna Vista Nature Trails: 4.3 mi
- Los Fresnos Nature Park: 6.6 mi
- Memorial Park: 6.9 mi
- Bejarano McFarland Memorial Park: 7.1 mi
- City Park: 7.2 mi
- The Battle of Palo Alto: 8.4 mi
- Battle of Palmito Ranch: 9.0 mi
- Battle of Palmito Hill Historical Monument: 9.0 mi
- Last Battle of the Civil War: 9.1 mi
- Port of Brownsville: 9.3 mi
- Loma la Lauja: 4.3 mi
- Loma la Cuchilla: 6.6 mi
- Loma de la Montuosa Chica: 8.9 mi
- Loma del Mesquite: 8.9 mi
- Loma de la Jauja: 9.0 mi
- Elon Musk Statue: 9.1 mi
- Occupy Mars - Elon Musk Wall: 9.1 mi
- DOGE: 9.1 mi
- Grid Fin: 12.7 mi
- Mars Base Mural: 12.8 mi
- Port Isabel Historical Museum: 9.8 mi
- Treasures of the Gulf Museum: 9.8 mi
- Children’s Museum of Brownsville: 13.8 mi
- Historic Brownsville Museum: 14.5 mi
- Brownsville Heritage Museum: 14.7 mi
- Aurora 19 Public Beach Access: 12.7 mi
- Isla Blanca Beach: 13.0 mi
- South Padre Island Nude Beach: 14.5 mi
- Thrive Beach: 16.2 mi
- UFO Beach (clothing optional): 18.3 mi
- Nature Park Rain Garden: 6.8 mi
- Nature Park Retention Garden: 6.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 14.7 mi
- Pier 19: 12.1 mi
- Starbase Sign: 12.8 mi
- Welcome to Texas Sign: 14.6 mi
- Nature Park Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Prairie Island Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Red Head Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Santa Rita: 16.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:11 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:39 | 19:52 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:57 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 17:09 | 17:43 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 60 | 64 | 68 | 74 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 69 | 62 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Isabel, 4 mi away.
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