Blue River
Blue River is a stream in Jackson County, Missouri. Blue River is situated nearby to the locality Rock Creek Junction, as well as near the hamlet Fairmount.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ameristar Casino Kansas City and SubTropolis.
Ameristar Casino Kansas City
Casino
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Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City is a hotel and casino located on the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Boyd Gaming. Ameristar Casino Kansas City is situated 1½ miles northwest of Blue River.
SubTropolis
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SubTropolis is a business complex located inside of a 14,000,000-square-foot limestone mine in the bluffs north of the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri. SubTropolis is situated 2½ miles north of Blue River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birmingham and Planet Snoopy.
Birmingham
Village
Birmingham is a village in Clay County, Missouri, United States. The population was 189 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Birmingham is situated 2½ miles northeast of Blue River.
Planet Snoopy
Locality
Planet Snoopy is a Peanuts-themed area at several Six Flags amusement parks and Kings Dominion. All of them originally opened when the parks were owned by Cedar Fair, prior to Cedar Fair's merger with Six Flags in 2024. Planet Snoopy is situated 3 miles north of Blue River.
Independence
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Independence, known as the Queen City of the Trails, is a city in western Missouri just east of Kansas City with a population of approximately 110,000.
Blue River
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Big Blue River”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Jackson County, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.13° or 39° 7′ 48″ northLongitude
-94.47079° or 94° 28′ 15″ westElevation
722 feet (220 metres)Open location code
86F74GHH+XMGeoNames ID
4268460
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