Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Divisadero stands 12 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Arroyo Colorado Unit, a nature reserve 6.6 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 15 miles off. 129 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
129 named places within 25 miles
- San Perlita, "Pearl of the Valley": 8.2 mi
- Stagecoach to the Rio Grande, C.S.A.: 11.7 mi
- Arroyo Colorado Lift Bridge: 12.3 mi
- Port Mansfield: 12.3 mi
- First Baptist Church of Lyford: 14.7 mi
- Adolph Thomae Jr. County Park: 10.3 mi
- Rio Hondo County Park: 12.8 mi
- Sebastian Park and Sports Facility: 15.9 mi
- Pendleton Park: 16.1 mi
- Combes Community Park: 16.2 mi
- Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Arroyo Colorado Unit: 6.6 mi
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 12.8 mi
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 13.7 mi
- Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Frederick Unit: 15.9 mi
- Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Carricitos Unit: 16.3 mi
- Goose Hill: 9.9 mi
- Green Hill: 10.4 mi
- Los Tanques: 21.3 mi
- Divisadero: 24.4 mi
- Loma la Lauja: 24.4 mi
- Prairie Island Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Nature Park Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Golden Age of Hollywood & Mexican Cinema in Harlingen, Texas: 17.6 mi
- The History of Mexico & Mankind: 17.7 mi
- Nature Park Retention Garden: 23.3 mi
- Nature Park Rain Garden: 23.3 mi
- Red Head Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Harlingen Arts and Heritage Museum: 15.3 mi
- UFO Beach (clothing optional): 23.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Divisadero | NW 321° | 12 m | 24.4 mi |
| Goose Hill | E 96° | 8 m | 9.9 mi |
| Loma la Lauja | SE 144° | 6 m | 24.4 mi |
| Green Hill | ENE 57° | 3 m | 10.4 mi |
| Los Tanques | E 101° | 1 m | 21.3 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 | 19:53 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:57 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 17:09 | 17:43 |
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 | 59 | 63 | 68 | 74 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 76 | 68 | 61 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Mansfield, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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