Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
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- Elevation, modelled
- 7 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Palmito Hill11 m · 19.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Tropical Trail4.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 26.1388, -97.5140
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled 7 m. Palmito Hill stands 11 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. Texas Tropical Trail passes 4.4 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmito Hill | SE 134° | 11 m | 19.8 mi |
| Loma la Cuchilla | ESE 107° | 9 m | 16.5 mi |
| Loma de la Jauja | SE 134° | 9 m | 17.8 mi |
| Loma del Mesquite | ESE 110° | 8 m | 19.0 mi |
| Goose Hill | NNE 23° | 8 m | 19.3 mi |
| Loma Tio Alejos | SE 129° | 7 m | 19.1 mi |
| Loma la Lauja | E 95° | 6 m | 12.1 mi |
| Loma del Islote | ESE 108° | 6 m | 19.2 mi |
- 4.4 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Laureles County Park: 2.8 mi
- Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
- Los Fresnos Nature Park: 4.8 mi
- City Park: 5.0 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi Park: 5.8 mi
- Matanza of 1915: 5.8 mi
- Spiderweb Railroad: 7.0 mi
- First Presbyterian Church of San Benito: 7.0 mi
- All Saints' Episcopal Church: 7.1 mi
- A.C. Purvis House: 7.1 mi
- Loma la Lauja: 12.1 mi
- Loma de la Montuosa Chica: 16.3 mi
- Loma la Cuchilla: 16.5 mi
- Loma de la Jauja: 17.8 mi
- Loma del Mesquite: 19.0 mi
- Harlingen Arts and Heritage Museum: 10.9 mi
- Children’s Museum of Brownsville: 15.4 mi
- Historic Brownsville Museum: 16.0 mi
- Stillman House Museum: 16.5 mi
- Brownsville Heritage Museum: 16.5 mi
- Golden Age of Hollywood & Mexican Cinema in Harlingen, Texas: 11.9 mi
- The History of Mexico & Mankind: 12.0 mi
- Elon Musk Statue: 17.6 mi
- Occupy Mars - Elon Musk Wall: 17.6 mi
- DOGE: 17.6 mi
- South Padre Island Nude Beach: 21.4 mi
- Aurora 19 Public Beach Access: 21.6 mi
- Thrive Beach: 21.7 mi
- UFO Beach (clothing optional): 22.5 mi
- Isla Blanca Beach: 22.7 mi
- Nature Park Retention Garden: 4.7 mi
- Nature Park Rain Garden: 4.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 16.9 mi
- Welcome to Texas Sign: 17.1 mi
- Pier 19: 21.7 mi
- Starbase Sign: 22.9 mi
- Nature Park Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Prairie Island Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Santa Rita: 12.2 mi
- Red Head Bluff: 15.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:39 | 19:52 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:57 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 17:10 | 17:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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, 11 mi away.
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