Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Sunrise Hill stands 25 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Thomas Walter Jones: 1.6 mi
- Eli Jackson Cemetery: 1.7 mi
- Jackson Ranch Church: 1.7 mi
- Santa Ana Land Grant: 1.9 mi
- Louisiana-Rio Grande Canal Company: 2.6 mi
- Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Kelly Unit: 1.8 mi
- Valle Alto Park - Hidalgo Municipal Park: 4.4 mi
- Precinct 2 Inclusive Park: 5.1 mi
- Hidalgo Memorial Park: 5.9 mi
- Hidalgo Park Museum: 6.2 mi
- Old Hidalgo Pumphouse: 6.2 mi
- Hidalgo County Historical Museum: 15.8 mi
- Museum of South Texas History: 15.8 mi
- Topgolf: 8.7 mi
- R&N Thrift: 10.5 mi
- Hawk observation deck: 14.9 mi
- Bronc Statue: 15.9 mi
- Jose de Escandon Statue: 15.9 mi
- Sundial: 16.0 mi
- Mcallen Community Garden: 11.5 mi
- Greenhouse and Garden: 16.1 mi
- Sunrise Hill: 17.4 mi
- Harmony Hill: 18.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Hill | NE 56° | 25 m | 17.4 mi |
| Harmony Hill | ENE 58° | 25 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:14 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:42 | 19:55 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 19:00 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 17:12 | 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 | 63 | 67 | 73 | 78 | 84 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 64 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcallen Miller Intl AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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