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. Harmony Hill stands 25 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Matanza of 1915, a historic site 2.2 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 1.8 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Matanza of 1915: 2.2 mi
- Esparza Cemetery: 3.5 mi
- Water District Building: 4.3 mi
- San Benito Bank and Trust Company: 4.3 mi
- San Benito: 4.4 mi
- El Ranchito Community Park: 3.4 mi
- Don Jose Esparza Park: 3.5 mi
- Stookey Park: 3.7 mi
- Valencia Park: 3.8 mi
- Landrum Park: 4.1 mi
- Loma de la Montuosa Chica: 17.7 mi
- Loma la Lauja: 18.3 mi
- Loma de la Jauja: 20.2 mi
- Harmony Hill: 21.2 mi
- Loma la Cuchilla: 21.6 mi
- Harlingen Arts and Heritage Museum: 10.6 mi
- Children’s Museum of Brownsville: 12.8 mi
- Historic Brownsville Museum: 13.2 mi
- Stillman House Museum: 13.7 mi
- Brownsville Heritage Museum: 13.7 mi
- Golden Age of Hollywood & Mexican Cinema in Harlingen, Texas: 9.9 mi
- The History of Mexico & Mankind: 10.0 mi
- Elon Musk Statue: 19.6 mi
- Occupy Mars - Elon Musk Wall: 19.6 mi
- DOGE: 19.7 mi
- Nature Park Retention Garden: 8.3 mi
- Nature Park Rain Garden: 8.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 14.3 mi
- Nature Park Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Prairie Island Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Santa Rita: 6.4 mi
- Welcome to Texas Sign: 14.8 mi
- Red Head Bluff: 22.6 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 | WNW 298° | 25 m | 21.2 mi |
| Sunrise Hill | WNW 296° | 25 m | 22.4 mi |
| Palmito Hill | ESE 114° | 11 m | 22.1 mi |
| Loma de la Jauja | ESE 112° | 9 m | 20.2 mi |
| Loma la Cuchilla | E 90° | 9 m | 21.6 mi |
| Loma del Mesquite | E 95° | 8 m | 23.7 mi |
| Loma Tio Alejos | ESE 110° | 7 m | 22.0 mi |
| Loma la Lauja | ENE 78° | 6 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:12 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:40 | 19:53 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 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 | 61 | 65 | 71 | 76 | 82 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 83 | 77 | 69 | 63 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harlingen, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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