Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Starr, Texas. Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge is situated near the hamlet Guadalupe Guerra Colonia, as well as near the village Fronton.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Fronton Island.

Fronton Island

Island

Fronton Island is an uninhabited island in the Rio Grande in Starr County, Texas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ciudad Mier and Fronton.

Ciudad Mier

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Ciudad Mier is a small border town on the Rio Bravo in northern Tamaulipas. It has a lot of 18th and 19th century historic buildings and offers outstanding recreational opportunities with its location on the banks of Falcon Lake.

Fronton

Village

Fronton is a census-designated place in Starr County, Texas, United States, bordering the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, close to Ciudad Miguel Alemán. The population was 172 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 180 tabulated in 2010.

Ciudad Miguel Alemán

Town

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Ciudad Miguel Alemán, known prior to 1950 as San Pedro de Roma, is a city located in Miguel Alemán Municipality, Tamaulipas, Mexico, across the Rio Grande from the U.S. city of Roma, Texas.

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Type: Nature reserve
Categories: forest and recreation area
Location: Starr, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

26.4198° or 26° 25′ 11″ north

Longitude

-99.0891° or 99° 5′ 21″ west

Operator

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Open location code

76R2CW96+W8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1380912884

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Guadalupe Guerra Colonia and Sunset Colonia.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Lamb of God Catholic Mission and New Fronton Cemetery.

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