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 5 m. Palmito Hill stands 11 m to the northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Sabal Palm Sanctuary, a nature reserve 2.7 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 7.3 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Rabb Plantation: 2.7 mi
- Frank Rabb: 2.7 mi
- Starship SN8 Forward Flap: 5.4 mi
- Port of Brownsville: 7.5 mi
- Fort Brown Cavalry Barracks: 7.8 mi
- Pedro Benavides County Park: 3.4 mi
- Barracudas Park: 3.8 mi
- Morningside Park: 5.6 mi
- Central Avenue Park: 6.5 mi
- Tony Gonzales Park: 6.9 mi
- Loma de la Montuosa Chica: 7.1 mi
- Palmito Hill: 8.6 mi
- Loma de la Jauja: 8.8 mi
- Loma Tio Alejos: 10.2 mi
- Loma del Mesquite: 16.4 mi
- Brownsville Art League Fine Arts Museum: 8.2 mi
- Brownsville Heritage Museum: 8.4 mi
- Stillman House Museum: 8.4 mi
- Historic Brownsville Museum: 8.8 mi
- Children’s Museum of Brownsville: 8.9 mi
- Elon Musk Statue: 8.0 mi
- Occupy Mars - Elon Musk Wall: 8.0 mi
- DOGE: 8.0 mi
- Mars Base Mural: 15.0 mi
- Grid Fin: 15.0 mi
- Welcome to Texas Sign: 7.1 mi
- Starbase Sign: 14.8 mi
- Pier 19: 20.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.7 mi
- Nature Park Rain Garden: 17.2 mi
- Nature Park Retention Garden: 17.2 mi
- Nature Park Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Prairie Island Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Isla Blanca Beach: 20.6 mi
- Aurora 19 Public Beach Access: 23.0 mi
- Santa Rita: 16.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmito Hill | NE 41° | 11 m | 8.6 mi |
| Loma de la Jauja | NNE 28° | 9 m | 8.8 mi |
| Loma la Cuchilla | NNE 25° | 9 m | 16.9 mi |
| Loma del Mesquite | NE 34° | 8 m | 16.4 mi |
| Loma Tio Alejos | NE 38° | 7 m | 10.2 mi |
| Loma del Islote | NE 34° | 6 m | 17.2 mi |
| Loma la Lauja | N 10° | 6 m | 19.4 mi |
| Loma de la Montuosa Chica | N 9° | 3 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:11 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:39 | 19:51 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:57 | 19:27 |
| 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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