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 11 m. Palmito Hill stands 11 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. Texas Tropical Trail passes 2.7 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Lincoln Park: 1.2 mi
- Parque Rotonda de Corazón: 1.3 mi
- Tony Gonzales Park: 1.5 mi
- Morningside Park: 1.7 mi
- Ciclovía Matamoros: 1.9 mi
- Fort Brown Cavalry Barracks: 1.7 mi
- Fort Brown Commissary/Guardhouse: 1.9 mi
- African American Troops at Fort Brown: 2.0 mi
- Fort Brown, Buildings 85 and 86: 2.0 mi
- Post Hospital Annex: 2.0 mi
- Loma de la Montuosa Chica: 8.3 mi
- Loma de la Jauja: 11.3 mi
- Palmito Hill: 12.1 mi
- Loma Tio Alejos: 13.2 mi
- Loma la Cuchilla: 18.3 mi
- Brownsville Art League Fine Arts Museum: 2.0 mi
- Brownsville Heritage Museum: 2.3 mi
- Stillman House Museum: 2.3 mi
- Historic Brownsville Museum: 2.7 mi
- Children’s Museum of Brownsville: 3.1 mi
- Elon Musk Statue: 10.3 mi
- Occupy Mars - Elon Musk Wall: 10.3 mi
- DOGE: 10.3 mi
- Grid Fin: 18.7 mi
- Mars Base Mural: 18.7 mi
- Welcome to Texas Sign: 1.1 mi
- Starbase Sign: 18.6 mi
- Pier 19: 22.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 1.6 mi
- Nature Park Rain Garden: 13.7 mi
- Nature Park Retention Garden: 13.7 mi
- Nature Park Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Prairie Island Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Isla Blanca Beach: 23.3 mi
- Aurora 19 Public Beach Access: 25.0 mi
- Santa Rita: 10.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmito Hill | ENE 70° | 11 m | 12.1 mi |
| Loma de la Jauja | ENE 61° | 9 m | 11.3 mi |
| Loma la Cuchilla | NE 45° | 9 m | 18.3 mi |
| Loma del Mesquite | NE 53° | 8 m | 18.6 mi |
| Loma Tio Alejos | ENE 64° | 7 m | 13.2 mi |
| Loma la Lauja | NNE 28° | 6 m | 19.1 mi |
| Loma del Islote | NE 52° | 6 m | 19.5 mi |
| Loma de la Montuosa Chica | NE 55° | 3 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:42 |
| 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/Matamoros).
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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