Nature reserve · Texas
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 54 m. The nearest named place is Sam Fordyce, a ghost town 0.2 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
Coordinates26.25174, -98.52386
- On the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Historic sites
- Havana: 1.1 mi
- Nellie Leo Schunior School: 2.6 mi
- Los Ebanos Ferry Crossing: 2.6 mi
- Peñitas: 5.1 mi
- Peñitas: 5.1 mi
Parks
- Los Ebanos Park: 2.3 mi
- La Joya Baseball Park: 2.5 mi
- Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Kiskadee Unit: 7.7 mi
- Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - La Grulla Unit: 8.2 mi
- Ala Blanca Park: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 3
- Hawk observation deck: 10.5 mi
- R&N Thrift: 17.2 mi
- Topgolf: 20.4 mi
Museums: 3
- Old Hidalgo Pumphouse: 19.5 mi
- Hidalgo County Historical Museum: 22.7 mi
- Museum of South Texas History: 22.7 mi
Artworks: 3
- Jose de Escandon Statue: 21.8 mi
- Bronc Statue: 22.0 mi
- Sundial: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 2
- Mcallen Community Garden: 18.2 mi
- Greenhouse and Garden: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Sam Fordyce: 0.2 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:15 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:43 | 19:57 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:01 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 17:13 | 17:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 63 | 68 | 74 | 80 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 82 | 75 | 67 | 59 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Joya, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
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