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 37 m. The nearest named place is Peñitas, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 1.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates26.22880, -98.45035

1.0 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

Peñitas: 0.4 mi
Peñitas: 0.4 mi
Peñitas Cemetery: 0.4 mi
Nellie Leo Schunior School: 2.4 mi
Havana: 3.8 mi

Nature reserves

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 0.4 mi
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Penitas Unit: 0.4 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 1.2 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 1.7 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 2.2 mi

Parks

La Joya Baseball Park: 2.3 mi
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Kiskadee Unit: 3.1 mi
Ala Blanca Park: 5.9 mi
Bentsen Palm Community Park: 6.1 mi
Nell Tolle Park: 6.4 mi

Attractions3

Hawk observation deck: 5.9 mi
R&N Thrift: 12.5 mi
Topgolf: 15.6 mi

Museums3

Old Hidalgo Pumphouse: 14.8 mi
Hidalgo County Historical Museum: 18.6 mi
Museum of South Texas History: 18.6 mi

Artworks3

Jose de Escandon Statue: 17.8 mi
Bronc Statue: 17.9 mi
Sundial: 18.1 mi

Gardens2

Mcallen Community Garden: 13.6 mi
Greenhouse and Garden: 18.2 mi

Ghost towns1

Sam Fordyce: 4.7 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:39	18:15	18:46
June solstice	05:43	18:56	19:30
September equinox	06:23	18:01	18:32
December solstice	07:18	17:13	17:47

Local time (America/Monterrey).

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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1381292664

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