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East Independence, Township of Blue, Jackson County, Missouri, United States

Alternative Names:	Independence Mo, Pixley, Pixleys
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Region:	Township of Blue, Jackson County, Missouri, United States
Latitude:	39° 5' 44" N
Longitude:	94° 21' 18" W
Lat/Long (dec):	39.09556,-94.35523
Köppen climate type:	Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Elevation:	256m
Population:	110,675 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:	4385018
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:4385018:3
GUID:	0

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Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Truman Sports Complex, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA	39° 3' 0" N	94° 28' 56" W	12.1km (7.5 miles)
McClain quarry, Jackson County, Missouri, USA	39° 0' 41" N	94° 29' 16" W	14.8km (9.2 miles)
Avon, Cass County, Missouri, USA	38° 49' 49" N	94° 18' 56" W	29.7km (18.5 miles)
Pleasant Hill, Cass County, Missouri, USA	38° 47' 15" N	94° 16' 9" W	35.0km (21.8 miles)
Swanwick, Ray County, Missouri, USA	39° 18' 51" N	94° 1' 51" W	37.0km (23.0 miles)
Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA	39° 11' 5" N	93° 52' 47" W	42.2km (26.2 miles)
Lone Star Cement Quarry, Bonner Springs, Wyandotte County, Kansas, USA	39° 4' 22" N	94° 51' 59" W	44.2km (27.5 miles)
Platte City, Platte County, Missouri, USA	39° 22' 12" N	94° 46' 56" W	47.8km (29.7 miles)
Harrisonville meteorite, Cass County, Missouri, USA	38° 38' 59" N	94° 19' 59" W	49.6km (30.8 miles)
Holden, Johnson County, Missouri, USA	38° 42' 51" N	93° 59' 28" W	52.8km (32.8 miles)
Little Sugar Creek, Rushville (Columbus), Buchanan County, Missouri, USA	39° 33' 5" N	94° 59' 54" W	75.1km (46.6 miles)
Grindstone Creek, Dekalb County, Missouri, USA	39° 46' 54" N	94° 17' 12" W	76.5km (47.6 miles)
Knob Noster, Johnson County, Missouri, USA	38° 46' 0" N	93° 33' 30" W	78.0km (48.5 miles)
Rushville (Columbus), Buchanan County, Missouri, USA	39° 35' 11" N	95° 1' 33" W	79.4km (49.4 miles)
Grand Pass, Saline County, Missouri, USA	39° 12' 23" N	93° 26' 33" W	79.6km (49.5 miles)
Butler meteorite, Bates County, Missouri, USA	38° 17' 59" N	94° 22' 0" W	88.5km (55.0 miles)
Fogle Quarry, Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, USA	38° 39' 7" N	95° 15' 22" W	92.3km (57.3 miles)
Ottawa meteorite, Franklin County, Kansas, USA	38° 36' 0" N	95° 13' 0" W	92.7km (57.6 miles)
Helena, Andrew County, Missouri, USA	39° 54' 45" N	94° 38' 57" W	94.3km (58.6 miles)
Ross Quarry (Bert Ross Quarry), Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, USA	38° 35' 45" N	95° 14' 49" W	95.1km (59.1 miles)
Van Meter Quarry, Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park, Saline County, Missouri, USA	39° 15' 52" N	93° 16' 5" W	95.6km (59.4 miles)
Avalon, Livingston County, Missouri, USA	39° 39' 33" N	93° 26' 29" W	100.5km (62.4 miles)
Bothwell Barite Mine, Pettis County, Missouri, USA	38° 47' 0" N	93° 15' 27" W	101.1km (62.8 miles)
Farlinville Quarry, Linn County, Kansas, USA	38° 13' 59" N	94° 51' 14" W	105.2km (65.4 miles)
Kreipel Bank, Pettis County, Missouri, USA	38° 49' 18" N	93° 10' 35" W	106.4km (66.1 miles)
Carpenter Bank, Pettis County, Missouri, USA	38° 46' 36" N	93° 10' 40" W	107.8km (67.0 miles)
Schantz Barite Mine, Pettis County, Missouri, USA	38° 55' 18" N	93° 7' 27" W	108.1km (67.2 miles)
Jumbo Mine, Linn County, Kansas, USA	38° 8' 24" N	94° 41' 2" W	110.0km (68.4 miles)
Ionia, Benton County, Missouri, USA	38° 30' 15" N	93° 19' 26" W	110.9km (68.9 miles)
Link Moore Zinc Mine, Pettis County, Missouri, USA	38° 49' 0" N	93° 6' 56" W	111.6km (69.3 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type
North America	Continent
North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Mazatzal Domain, North America Plate	Domain
Mazatzal Terrane, North America Plate	Volcanic Arc
USA	Country
Missouri, USA	State
Jackson County, Missouri, USA	County

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