I'm originally from Maine, but in Ohio I've found that the winters here are very dreary and gray. It seems like from late October to March, the sky is dark, with only a few days here and there with any amount of sun at all. In Maine every day was bright and sunny, even throughout the winter, except when it was going to snow or rain.

I've been to the Akron/Canton area, and it's a little different than central Ohio in that they have more hilly areas. Central Ohio is very flat and boring, while the northern and southern parts of the state have more varied terrain.