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 4 m. Palmito Hill stands 11 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Prairie Island Picnic Area, a picnic site 3.8 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 6.1 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Laureles County Park: 3.9 mi
- Memorial Park: 5.6 mi
- Los Fresnos Nature Park: 5.6 mi
- City Park: 6.3 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi Park: 8.8 mi
- Arroyo Colorado Lift Bridge: 10.0 mi
- Matanza of 1915: 10.1 mi
- The Battle of Palo Alto: 10.1 mi
- Stagecoach to the Rio Grande, C.S.A.: 11.2 mi
- Spiderweb Railroad: 11.2 mi
- Loma la Lauja: 8.3 mi
- Loma la Cuchilla: 13.1 mi
- Loma de la Montuosa Chica: 15.4 mi
- Loma del Mesquite: 15.8 mi
- Loma del Islote: 15.9 mi
- Harlingen Arts and Heritage Museum: 14.2 mi
- Port Isabel Historical Museum: 15.9 mi
- Treasures of the Gulf Museum: 15.9 mi
- Children’s Museum of Brownsville: 16.9 mi
- Historic Brownsville Museum: 17.6 mi
- Golden Age of Hollywood & Mexican Cinema in Harlingen, Texas: 15.6 mi
- The History of Mexico & Mankind: 15.7 mi
- Elon Musk Statue: 16.2 mi
- Occupy Mars - Elon Musk Wall: 16.2 mi
- DOGE: 16.2 mi
- South Padre Island Nude Beach: 17.0 mi
- Thrive Beach: 17.4 mi
- Aurora 19 Public Beach Access: 17.6 mi
- UFO Beach (clothing optional): 18.3 mi
- Isla Blanca Beach: 19.0 mi
- Nature Park Retention Garden: 5.6 mi
- Nature Park Rain Garden: 5.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 18.3 mi
- Pier 19: 18.1 mi
- Welcome to Texas Sign: 18.4 mi
- Starbase Sign: 20.1 mi
- Prairie Island Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Nature Park Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Red Head Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Santa Rita: 15.5 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 | SE 146° | 11 m | 18.1 mi |
| Loma la Cuchilla | ESE 117° | 9 m | 13.1 mi |
| Loma de la Jauja | SSE 147° | 9 m | 16.2 mi |
| Loma del Mesquite | ESE 120° | 8 m | 15.8 mi |
| Goose Hill | NNE 12° | 8 m | 16.8 mi |
| Loma Tio Alejos | SE 141° | 7 m | 17.1 mi |
| Loma la Lauja | ESE 106° | 6 m | 8.3 mi |
| Loma del Islote | ESE 117° | 6 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:39 | 19:52 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:57 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 17:09 | 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 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 69 | 63 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Isabel Cameron CO AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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