Editing East Cleveland, Ohio (section)

==Geography==
East Cleveland is located at {{Coord|41|31|54|N|81|34|55|W|type:city}} (41.531701, -81.581948).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>  According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.10|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|3.09|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2013-01-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-07-02|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Most of the city is located in a relatively flat and relatively lower area contiguous with the city of Cleveland.  A small portion of the city lies atop a steep hill, and is contiguous with the neighboring city of Cleveland Heights; it also lies in a relatively flat area at a higher elevation.  Superior Road, Forest Hills Boulevard, Lee Road, Noble and North Taylor roads are the major through-streets ascending the hill. The McGregor Home and the [[Forest Hill, Ohio|Forest Hill Historic District]] are located on "the hill." The city is notable for its high amount of abandoned buildings.

===Surrounding communities===
The [[University Circle]] neighborhood of Cleveland is immediately to the west of East Cleveland, on the other side of a railway viaduct that carries the [[Red Line (RTA Rapid Transit)|RTA Red Line]]. [[Case Western Reserve University]], [[University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center]], and the [[Cleveland Museum of Art]] are in University Circle.

{{Geographic Location
| North     = [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]]
| West      = [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]]
| Center    = East Cleveland
| East      = [[Cleveland Heights, Ohio|Cleveland Heights]]
| South     = [[Cleveland Heights, Ohio|Cleveland Heights]]
}}