- Elevation, modelled
- 2 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Palmito Hill11 m · 19.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Tropical Trail7.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 26.1949, -97.4021
Prairie Island Picnic Area is a picnic site in Texas, at a modelled 2 m. Palmito Hill stands 11 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, a nature reserve 3.8 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 7.8 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prairie Island Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmito Hill | SSE 157° | 11 m | 19.0 mi |
| Loma la Cuchilla | SE 134° | 9 m | 12.4 mi |
| Loma de la Jauja | SSE 160° | 9 m | 17.2 mi |
| Goose Hill | N 3° | 8 m | 13.9 mi |
| Loma del Mesquite | SE 134° | 8 m | 15.0 mi |
| Loma Tio Alejos | SSE 153° | 7 m | 17.8 mi |
| Loma la Lauja | SE 133° | 6 m | 7.1 mi |
| Loma del Islote | SE 130° | 6 m | 15.0 mi |
- 7.8 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Laureles County Park: 7.6 mi
- Los Fresnos Nature Park: 9.1 mi
- Memorial Park: 9.1 mi
- Laguna Vista Nature Trails: 9.1 mi
- City Park: 9.8 mi
- Arroyo Colorado Lift Bridge: 11.6 mi
- Stagecoach to the Rio Grande, C.S.A.: 12.6 mi
- The Battle of Palo Alto: 13.4 mi
- Matanza of 1915: 13.7 mi
- Alta Vista Apartments: 14.2 mi
- Loma la Lauja: 7.1 mi
- Loma la Cuchilla: 12.4 mi
- Goose Hill: 13.9 mi
- Loma del Islote: 15.0 mi
- Loma del Mesquite: 15.0 mi
- Port Isabel Historical Museum: 14.6 mi
- Treasures of the Gulf Museum: 14.6 mi
- Harlingen Arts and Heritage Museum: 16.5 mi
- Children’s Museum of Brownsville: 20.1 mi
- Historic Brownsville Museum: 20.7 mi
- Elon Musk Statue: 17.4 mi
- Occupy Mars - Elon Musk Wall: 17.4 mi
- DOGE: 17.4 mi
- Jesus Christ of the Fisherman Statue: 17.5 mi
- Golden Age of Hollywood & Mexican Cinema in Harlingen, Texas: 18.2 mi
- Thrive Beach: 13.9 mi
- South Padre Island Nude Beach: 14.0 mi
- UFO Beach (clothing optional): 14.6 mi
- Aurora 19 Public Beach Access: 15.4 mi
- Isla Blanca Beach: 17.4 mi
- Nature Park Retention Garden: 9.1 mi
- Nature Park Rain Garden: 9.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 21.3 mi
- Pier 19: 16.5 mi
- Starbase Sign: 19.7 mi
- Welcome to Texas Sign: 21.3 mi
- Red Head Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Nature Park Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Santa Rita: 19.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:11 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:39 | 19:52 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:57 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 17:09 | 17:43 |
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 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 69 | 63 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Isabel Cameron CO AP, 5 mi away.
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