World Birding Center - Resaca De La Palma State Park
World Birding Center - Resaca De La Palma State Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Palmito Hill stands 11 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Brasil Unit, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 2.0 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Sabas Cavazos Cemetery: 1.8 mi
- Estéfana Goseascochea Cemetery: 2.1 mi
- Santa Rita: 2.8 mi
- Rancho Viejo: 2.9 mi
- Esparza Cemetery: 4.4 mi
- Monte Bella Trails Park: 2.9 mi
- Brownsville Sports Park: 3.0 mi
- Stillman Dog Park: 3.5 mi
- Windwood Park: 3.7 mi
- La Galaxia/La Lomita Park: 3.9 mi
- Loma de la Montuosa Chica: 13.4 mi
- Loma de la Jauja: 16.3 mi
- Loma la Lauja: 17.9 mi
- Palmito Hill: 18.0 mi
- Loma Tio Alejos: 18.3 mi
- Children’s Museum of Brownsville: 6.8 mi
- Historic Brownsville Museum: 7.1 mi
- Stillman House Museum: 7.6 mi
- Brownsville Heritage Museum: 7.6 mi
- Brownsville Art League Fine Arts Museum: 8.0 mi
- Elon Musk Statue: 15.5 mi
- Occupy Mars - Elon Musk Wall: 15.6 mi
- DOGE: 15.6 mi
- Golden Age of Hollywood & Mexican Cinema in Harlingen, Texas: 16.0 mi
- The History of Mexico & Mankind: 16.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 8.3 mi
- Nature Park Retention Garden: 8.4 mi
- Nature Park Rain Garden: 8.4 mi
- Nature Park Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Prairie Island Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Welcome to Texas Sign: 8.7 mi
- Starbase Sign: 23.5 mi
- Santa Rita: 2.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of World Birding Center - Resaca De La Palma State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmito Hill | E 101° | 11 m | 18.0 mi |
| Loma de la Jauja | E 97° | 9 m | 16.3 mi |
| Loma la Cuchilla | ENE 74° | 9 m | 19.9 mi |
| Loma del Mesquite | E 80° | 8 m | 21.5 mi |
| Loma Tio Alejos | E 96° | 7 m | 18.3 mi |
| Loma la Lauja | ENE 59° | 6 m | 17.9 mi |
| Loma del Islote | ENE 78° | 6 m | 22.1 mi |
| Loma de la Montuosa Chica | ESE 102° | 3 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:12 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:40 | 19:52 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 17:10 | 17:44 |
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 | 71 | 77 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 83 | 78 | 71 | 64 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownsville, 11 mi away.
- Blue Metalmark585 obs
- Mexican Bluewing473 obs
- Sickle-winged Skipper412 obs
- Green Jay311 obs
- Band-celled Sister273 obs
- Cloudless Sulphur257 obs
- Altamira Oriole253 obs
- Mimosa Skipper175 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/28738748
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