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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 0 m. Palmito Hill stands 11 m to the west, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Starbase Sign, a attraction 2.8 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 7.8 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates25.95605, -97.15480
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 58
  • Isla Blanca Park: 8.0 mi
  • Port Isabel Veterans Park: 8.5 mi
  • Washington Park: 8.6 mi
  • Queen Isabella Memorial Park: 9.0 mi
  • Buelah Lee Park: 9.0 mi
Nature reserves: 29
Peaks: 9
  • Loma de la Draga: 7.1 mi
  • Loma Tio Alejos: 7.4 mi
  • Loma del Mesquite: 7.6 mi
  • Loma del Islote: 7.9 mi
  • Palmito Hill: 8.1 mi
Museums: 7
Artworks: 6
Beaches: 5
Attractions: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Butterfly Garden: 21.1 mi
  • Nature Park Rain Garden: 21.6 mi
  • Nature Park Retention Garden: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Palmito HillW 263°11 m8.1 mi
Loma de la JaujaW 272°9 m9.4 mi
Loma la CuchillaNW 320°9 m10.2 mi
Loma del MesquiteNW 324°8 m7.6 mi
Loma Tio AlejosW 275°7 m7.4 mi
Loma del IsloteNNW 330°6 m7.9 mi
Loma la LaujaNW 319°6 m15.5 mi
Loma de la Montuosa ChicaW 268°3 m12.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:1019:40
June solstice06:3819:5120:24
September equinox07:1818:5619:26
December solstice07:1217:0917:43

Local time (America/Matamoros).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F616469747983848583797264

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Padre IS, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1381695103

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