Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Harmony Hill stands 25 m to the west, 6.2 miles off. Texas Tropical Trail passes 5.0 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Town of La Feria: 3.6 mi
- Site of First Bank in La Feria: 3.7 mi
- Dunlap House: 3.8 mi
- Brownsville-Matamoros Bridge: 3.8 mi
- La Feria Cemetery: 3.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park & Sports Complex: 4.3 mi
- La Feria Nature Center: 5.0 mi
- Combes Community Park: 5.3 mi
- Fair Park: 6.2 mi
- Harlingen Field: 6.3 mi
- The History of Mexico & Mankind: 7.1 mi
- Golden Age of Hollywood & Mexican Cinema in Harlingen, Texas: 7.3 mi
- Sundial: 23.3 mi
- Bronc Statue: 23.4 mi
- Jose de Escandon Statue: 23.6 mi
- Harlingen Arts and Heritage Museum: 8.9 mi
- Museum of South Texas History: 22.6 mi
- Hidalgo County Historical Museum: 22.7 mi
- Nature Park Retention Garden: 22.7 mi
- Nature Park Rain Garden: 22.7 mi
- Greenhouse and Garden: 23.2 mi
- Harmony Hill: 6.2 mi
- Sunrise Hill: 7.5 mi
- Santa Rita: 20.7 mi
- Nature Park Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Topgolf: 24.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Hill | W 272° | 25 m | 6.2 mi |
| Sunrise Hill | W 273° | 25 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:13 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:40 | 19:54 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:59 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 17:11 | 17:45 |
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 | 60 | 64 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 62 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Rosa 3 WNW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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