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 15 m. Harmony Hill stands 25 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. Texas Tropical Trail passes 1.4 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Don Jose Esparza Park: 1.5 mi
- El Ranchito Community Park: 1.7 mi
- World Birding Center - Resaca De La Palma State Park: 4.8 mi
- Monte Bella Trails Park: 7.1 mi
- Stillman Dog Park: 7.4 mi
- Esparza Cemetery: 1.6 mi
- Sabas Cavazos Cemetery: 3.4 mi
- Estéfana Goseascochea Cemetery: 5.1 mi
- Santa Rita: 6.5 mi
- Matanza of 1915: 7.2 mi
- Loma de la Montuosa Chica: 18.2 mi
- Loma de la Jauja: 21.1 mi
- Loma la Lauja: 21.7 mi
- Harmony Hill: 21.9 mi
- Palmito Hill: 22.8 mi
- Children’s Museum of Brownsville: 11.1 mi
- Historic Brownsville Museum: 11.3 mi
- Stillman House Museum: 11.7 mi
- Brownsville Heritage Museum: 11.7 mi
- Brownsville Art League Fine Arts Museum: 12.0 mi
- Golden Age of Hollywood & Mexican Cinema in Harlingen, Texas: 13.2 mi
- The History of Mexico & Mankind: 13.3 mi
- Elon Musk Statue: 20.3 mi
- Occupy Mars - Elon Musk Wall: 20.4 mi
- DOGE: 20.4 mi
- Nature Park Retention Garden: 11.6 mi
- Nature Park Rain Garden: 11.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 12.4 mi
- Nature Park Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Prairie Island Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Santa Rita: 3.3 mi
- Welcome to Texas Sign: 12.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Hill | NW 311° | 25 m | 21.9 mi |
| Sunrise Hill | NW 309° | 25 m | 23.0 mi |
| Palmito Hill | ESE 101° | 11 m | 22.8 mi |
| Loma de la Jauja | E 99° | 9 m | 21.1 mi |
| Loma la Cuchilla | E 80° | 9 m | 24.2 mi |
| Loma Tio Alejos | E 97° | 7 m | 23.1 mi |
| Loma la Lauja | ENE 68° | 6 m | 21.7 mi |
| Loma de la Montuosa Chica | ESE 102° | 3 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:12 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:40 | 19:53 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 17:10 | 17:45 |
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 | 61 | 65 | 71 | 76 | 82 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 83 | 77 | 69 | 63 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harlingen, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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