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 35 m. Texas Tropical Trail runs past it.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directions Plan a drive around it

Coordinates26.16981, -98.33447

On the Texas Tropical Trail

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 0.2 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 1.2 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 2.2 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 2.4 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 2.8 mi

Historic sites

Chimney Park_Site of Mission Canal Co. Pumping Plant: 0.3 mi
La Lomita Chapel: 0.9 mi
Juan Davis Bradburn: 0.9 mi
Río Theatre: 2.9 mi
El Granjeno Cemetery: 2.9 mi

Parks

Mission Hike and Bike Trails: 1.7 mi
Anzalduas Park: 2.1 mi
Bentsen Palm Community Park: 2.4 mi
Catholic War Veterans Park: 2.5 mi
Astroland Park: 2.5 mi

Attractions3

Hawk observation deck: 2.9 mi
R&N Thrift: 5.8 mi
Topgolf: 8.5 mi

Museums3

Old Hidalgo Pumphouse: 6.8 mi
Hidalgo County Historical Museum: 14.1 mi
Museum of South Texas History: 14.1 mi

Artworks3

Jose de Escandon Statue: 13.5 mi
Bronc Statue: 13.6 mi
Sundial: 13.8 mi

Gardens2

Mcallen Community Garden: 7.6 mi
Greenhouse and Garden: 14.0 mi

Ghost towns1

Sam Fordyce: 12.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:38	19:15	19:45
June solstice	06:43	19:56	20:29
September equinox	07:23	19:01	19:31
December solstice	07:17	17:13	17:47

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	60	65	70	76	82	86	87	88	84	78	68	62
Precip in	0.6	0.6	1.0	1.4	1.4	3.1	1.6	1.4	3.8	2.0	1.0	0.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcallen, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1381679002

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