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. The nearest named place is Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 2.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates26.17810, -98.37217

2.4 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park: 0.7 mi
Chimney Park_Site of Mission Canal Co. Pumping Plant: 2.5 mi
La Lomita Chapel: 2.9 mi
Juan Davis Bradburn: 2.9 mi
Río Theatre: 3.7 mi

Nature reserves

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 1.1 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 1.7 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 2.2 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 2.2 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 2.4 mi

Parks

Bentsen Palm Community Park: 1.5 mi
Mission Hike and Bike Trails: 2.3 mi
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Kiskadee Unit: 3.0 mi
Ala Blanca Park: 3.0 mi
Jose M. Lopez Park: 3.5 mi

Attractions3

Hawk observation deck: 0.8 mi
R&N Thrift: 7.8 mi
Topgolf: 10.7 mi

Museums3

Old Hidalgo Pumphouse: 8.9 mi
Hidalgo County Historical Museum: 15.6 mi
Museum of South Texas History: 15.7 mi

Artworks3

Jose de Escandon Statue: 14.9 mi
Bronc Statue: 15.1 mi
Sundial: 15.3 mi

Gardens2

Mcallen Community Garden: 9.5 mi
Greenhouse and Garden: 15.4 mi

Ghost towns1

Sam Fordyce: 10.6 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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1381292768

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