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Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (East Lake)

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (East Lake) from directly overhead

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (East Lake) is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Harmony Hill stands 25 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, a nature reserve 2.7 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 5.4 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates26.53130, -97.86357
Around it

86 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 31
  • Delta Lake Park: 10.2 mi
  • Sebastian Park and Sports Facility: 13.3 mi
  • La Villa Municipal Park: 16.5 mi
  • Edcouch Park: 17.6 mi
  • Edcouch Municipal Park: 17.7 mi
Historic sites: 27
Nature reserves: 15
Peaks: 6
  • Divisadero: 11.5 mi
  • Loma Prieta: 14.5 mi
  • El Aceitero Trap: 20.0 mi
  • Harmony Hill: 22.1 mi
  • Candelaria Hill: 22.2 mi
Museums: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Sundial: 24.6 mi
  • Bronc Statue: 24.8 mi
  • Jose de Escandon Statue: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Greenhouse and Garden: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (East Lake). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Harmony HillS 188°25 m22.1 mi
Sunrise HillS 191°25 m22.2 mi
El Aceitero TrapNNW 332°16 m20.0 mi
Candelaria HillN 355°15 m22.2 mi
DivisaderoNNE 21°12 m11.5 mi
Loma PrietaNNE 14°11 m14.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1319:43
June solstice06:4019:5420:28
September equinox07:2118:5919:29
December solstice07:1617:1017:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F606469758085868782766861
Precip in1.01.01.41.43.02.62.52.15.63.00.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raymondville, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1057014479

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