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Good air — normal outdoor plans

Springfield is breathing 2.1 cigarettes a week

5 cleaner spots within a 3-hour drive How we count it →

A good everyday baseline, though zero particle risk does not exist.

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Hudson looks like the better move.77% cleaner air with a verified 1 h 45 min road trip. Rankings balance cleaner air with trip ease.

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Springfield Low smoke · AQI 0–50 Some pollution · AQI 51–100 Unhealthy (sensitive) · AQI 101–150 Unhealthy+ · AQI 151+
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Saugerties
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#1SaugertiesLow smoke · AQI 7Checking road routesaves 1.7 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 1.3 µg/m³

Catskills-edge village on the Esopus Creek near the Hudson, a quieter alternative base to Woodstock with inns and a walkable historic district.

80% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1.3 µg/m³ here vs 6.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.3/22 × 7 = 0.4 here; 6.6/22 × 7 = 2.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

5.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Springfield right now

80% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:12 a.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Hudson
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#2HudsonLow smoke · AQI 8~1 h 45 min drivesaves 1.6 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 1.5 µg/m³

Walkable Hudson River city of antique shops and restored row houses, with open-water air off the wide river.

77% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1.5 µg/m³ here vs 6.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.5/22 × 7 = 0.5 here; 6.6/22 × 7 = 2.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

5.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Springfield right now

77% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:12 a.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Hyde Park
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#3Hyde ParkLow smoke · AQI 14Checking road routesaves 1.3 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 2.5 µg/m³

Hudson Valley river town of historic estates, with open Hudson River air and a small inn scene.

62% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 2.5 µg/m³ here vs 6.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.5/22 × 7 = 0.8 here; 6.6/22 × 7 = 2.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Springfield right now

62% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Providence
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#4ProvidenceLow smoke · AQI 25~1 h 45 min drivesaves 0.7 cigs/wk

Rhode Island· PM2.5 4.5 µg/m³

A major Rhode Island city with broad lodging options and live air-quality readings for comparison when smoke shifts across the region.

32% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 4.5 µg/m³ here vs 6.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 4.5/22 × 7 = 1.4 here; 6.6/22 × 7 = 2.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Springfield right now

32% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Wickford
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#5WickfordLow smoke · AQI 28Checking road routesaves 0.5 cigs/wk

Rhode Island· PM2.5 5 µg/m³

Colonial harbor village on Narragansett Bay, with waterfront galleries and steady bay-air exposure.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 5 µg/m³ here vs 6.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 5/22 × 7 = 1.6 here; 6.6/22 × 7 = 2.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
24% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Albany
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#6AlbanyLow smoke · AQI 33~1 h 45 min drive

New York· PM2.5 5.9 µg/m³

A major New York city with broad lodging options and live air-quality readings for comparison when smoke shifts across the region.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 5.9 µg/m³ here vs 6.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 5.9/22 × 7 = 1.9 here; 6.6/22 × 7 = 2.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
11% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Worcester
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#7WorcesterLow smoke · AQI 33~1 h 5 min drive

Massachusetts· PM2.5 6 µg/m³

A major Massachusetts city with broad lodging options and live air-quality readings for comparison when smoke shifts across the region.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 6 µg/m³ here vs 6.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 here; 6.6/22 × 7 = 2.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
9% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Essex
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#8EssexLow smoke · AQI 33Checking road route

Connecticut· PM2.5 6 µg/m³

Historic Connecticut River town with a yacht-club waterfront, cooled by river and Sound air, with a compact inn scene.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 6 µg/m³ here vs 6.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 here; 6.6/22 × 7 = 2.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
9% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Old Saybrook
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#9Old SaybrookLow smoke · AQI 33~1 h 25 min drive

Connecticut· PM2.5 6 µg/m³

Shoreline town where the Connecticut River meets Long Island Sound, with marina breezes and coastal lodging.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 6 µg/m³ here vs 6.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 here; 6.6/22 × 7 = 2.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
9% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Niantic
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#10NianticLow smoke · AQI 33Checking road route

Connecticut· PM2.5 6 µg/m³

Connecticut shoreline village on Long Island Sound, with a public beach and steady sea air, close to Mystic.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 6 µg/m³ here vs 6.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 here; 6.6/22 × 7 = 2.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
9% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Stonington
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#11StoningtonLow smoke · AQI 33Checking road route

Connecticut· PM2.5 6 µg/m³

Working fishing village on a Connecticut peninsula into Long Island Sound, wrapped in marine air, with inns.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 6 µg/m³ here vs 6.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 here; 6.6/22 × 7 = 2.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
9% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Mystic
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#12MysticLow smoke · AQI 33~1 h 45 min drive

Connecticut· PM2.5 6 µg/m³

Seaport village on the tidal Mystic River near Long Island Sound, with harbor breezes and a walkable stock of inns.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 6 µg/m³ here vs 6.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 here; 6.6/22 × 7 = 2.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
9% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Livingston Manor
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#13Livingston ManorLow smoke · AQI 4Checking road routesaves 1.8 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 0.8 µg/m³

Catskills fly-fishing hamlet on the Willowemoc Creek, a low-key mountain base with cabins and a revived main street.

88% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0.8 µg/m³ here vs 6.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0.8/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 6.6/22 × 7 = 2.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

5.8 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Springfield right now

88% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:12 a.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Phoenicia
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#14PhoeniciaLow smoke · AQI 5~2 h 50 min drivesaves 1.8 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 0.9 µg/m³

Catskills hamlet tucked in the Esopus valley beneath high peaks, a small mountain base with cabins and lodges.

86% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0.9 µg/m³ here vs 6.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0.9/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 6.6/22 × 7 = 2.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

5.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Springfield right now

86% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:12 a.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Bolton Landing
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#15Bolton LandingLow smoke · AQI 6Checking road routesaves 1.8 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 1.1 µg/m³

Village on Lake George's quieter north shore, with open-lake air and resort lodging away from the busier village center.

83% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1.1 µg/m³ here vs 6.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.1/22 × 7 = 0.4 here; 6.6/22 × 7 = 2.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

5.5 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Springfield right now

83% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:12 a.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Lake George
Cel-shaded illustration of Lake George
#16Lake GeorgeLow smoke · AQI 6~2 h 55 min drivesaves 1.8 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 1.1 µg/m³

Resort village at the foot of Lake George, ringed by Adirondack peaks with open-lake breezes and a deep bench of hotels.

83% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1.1 µg/m³ here vs 6.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.1/22 × 7 = 0.4 here; 6.6/22 × 7 = 2.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

5.5 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Springfield right now

83% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:12 a.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Rhinebeck
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#17RhinebeckLow smoke · AQI 7~2 h 20 min drivesaves 1.7 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 1.3 µg/m³

Hudson Valley village of historic inns and antique-lined streets, a quiet country base among the orchards and low hills.

80% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1.3 µg/m³ here vs 6.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.3/22 × 7 = 0.4 here; 6.6/22 × 7 = 2.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

5.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Springfield right now

80% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:12 a.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Bushkill
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#18BushkillLow smoke · AQI 0Checking road routesaves 2.1 cigs/wk

Pennsylvania· PM2.5 0 µg/m³

Poconos hamlet by the Delaware Water Gap's waterfalls, a forested base with cabins and motor lodges.

100% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0 µg/m³ here vs 6.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0/22 × 7 = 0 here; 6.6/22 × 7 = 2.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

6.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Springfield right now

100% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Stroudsburg
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#19StroudsburgLow smoke · AQI 0~4 h 30 min drivesaves 2.1 cigs/wk

Pennsylvania· PM2.5 0 µg/m³

Walkable Poconos gateway town with a full main street of lodging and quick access to higher mountain air.

100% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0 µg/m³ here vs 6.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0/22 × 7 = 0 here; 6.6/22 × 7 = 2.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

6.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Springfield right now

100% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Old Forge
Cel-shaded illustration of Old Forge
#20Old ForgeLow smoke · AQI 3Checking road routesaves 1.9 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 0.5 µg/m³

Western Adirondacks gateway on the Fulton Chain of Lakes, deep in the park's forested interior with cabins and motels.

92% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0.5 µg/m³ here vs 6.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0.5/22 × 7 = 0.2 here; 6.6/22 × 7 = 2.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

6.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Springfield right now

92% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:12 a.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Last scan Jul 22, 10:27 a.m. EDT · 34 min ago

Why live rankings? Smoke plumes are patchy and shift with the wind, so no direction is reliably cleaner. This list is recalculated from live PM2.5 every hour — and if everything nearby is smoky, it says so.

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What this means · Springfield

Phew.

2.1cigarettes

per week, if this air holds

Act two · The scale

Where today lands

From a crisp horizon to smoke you can taste — here’s your reading on it.

6.6 µg/m³
CrispSome smokeHeavy smoke

Act three · The ladder

What each rung feels like

  • 0–3µg/m³Natural air. About as clean as outdoor air realistically gets.
  • 3–5µg/m³Exceptionally clean. Crisp, destination-worthy air.
  • 5–9µg/m³Good, not pristine. Clean city air; most people will not notice anything today.
  • 9–15µg/m³Elevated. Usually no big deal today; sensitive lungs may notice hard exercise.
  • 15–35µg/m³Polluted. Smoke or traffic pollution is now worth acting on.
  • 35–55µg/m³Unhealthy for sensitive. Symptoms become more likely, especially with asthma or heart disease.
  • 55+µg/m³Unhealthy. Everyone should reduce exposure and clean the indoor air.

Act four · The fine print

The receipts

What is PM2.5?

Fine particles about 30× thinner than a human hair — small enough to slip through your lungs and into your bloodstream. We measure them inµg/m³: micrograms of particle mass in a cubic metre of air.

The math

PM2.5 here is 6.6 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 6.6/22 × 7 = 2.1 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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