Cleveland Travel Guide

Cleveland

State: Ohio

Country: United States

Cleveland by the Numbers:

Population: nearly 500,000

Elevation: 600 to 1100 feet above sea level

Annual Rainfall: 37 inches

Average Winter Temperature: 25 degrees F

Average Summer Temperature: 72 degrees F

Quick Facts:

Major Industries: Health, medicine, engineering, biotechnology, biomedical, manufacturing and education.

Electricity: 110 volts, 60Hz, standard two pin plugs

Time Zone: GMT-5

Country Dialing Code: 1

Area Code: 216

Did You Know?

Cleveland is named for Moses Cleaveland, a surveyor who settled the town in 1796. City growth was slow until the Ohio and Erie Canal was built in 1832. During this time, the first "a" was dropped from the cities name by a local newspaper. Cleveland is on Lake Erie, and is always a harbinger of the winter season. Clevelanders can expect early snowfall as icy temps, with its accompanying precipitation that is snow, blows in off the lake, making for icy roads and generally rotten driving conditions.

Orientation:

Cleveland is a lakefront city that sits on the shoreline of Lake Erie. It is a popular tourist destination and a site of major midwestern industry.2008-08-02T07:29:22.000 151