Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Cameron, Texas. Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge is situated nearby to the hamlet Stardust Colonia, as well as near the suburb Riverside.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gladys Porter Zoo and St. Thomas Church.
Gladys Porter Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Jc161991, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gladys Porter Zoo is a zoological and botanical park located in Brownsville, Texas, United States. The zoo officially opened on September 3, 1971, and currently averages over 424,000 visitors annually.
St. Thomas Church
Church
St. Thomas Church is a Catholic church located in the city of Brownsville, Texas, United States. The church is currently a mission of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral which is also in Brownsville, Texas.
Saint Joseph Academy
School
Saint Joseph Academy, sometimes referred to as St. Joe or SJA, is a private school conducted by the Marist Brothers of the Schools. It is located in Brownsville, Texas, United States, and serves junior high and high school students of the lower Rio Grande Valley and Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brownsville and Matamoros.
Brownsville
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, CC0.
Located at the southernmost tip of Texas, Brownsville is a popular location for Mexican and American beach tourists. It is part of the Rio Grande Valley, a four-county region known for its abundance in citrus fruit production and Winter Texan population.
Matamoros
Photo: MX, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Matamoros is a city of 520,000 people in Tamaulipas in Mexico. Matamoros is a major historical site, the site of several battles and events of the Mexican War of Independence, the Mexican Revolution, the Texas Revolution, the Mexican–American War, the American Civil War, and the French Intervention as a result of which the city earned its title of "Undefeated, Loyal, and Heroic".
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Cameron, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
25.9245° or 25° 55′ 28″ northLongitude
-97.5307° or 97° 31′ 50″ westOpen location code
76Q4WFF9+RPOpenStreetMap ID
way 1381820552OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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