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Live readout · Observed —

Good air — normal outdoor plans

Worcester is breathing 1.9 cigarettes a week

2 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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Lincoln looks like the better move.78% cleaner air with a verified 3 h road trip. Rankings balance cleaner air with trip ease.

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Worcester Low smoke · AQI 0–50 Some pollution · AQI 51–100 Unhealthy (sensitive) · AQI 101–150 Unhealthy+ · AQI 151+
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Providence
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#1ProvidenceLow smoke · AQI 25~50 min drivesaves 0.5 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.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 4.5 µg/m³ here vs 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; 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
25% 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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#2WickfordLow smoke · AQI 28Checking road route

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 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 5/22 × 7 = 1.6 here; 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
17% 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
Narragansett
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#3NarragansettLow smoke · AQI 28~1 h 25 min drive

Rhode Island· PM2.5 5 µg/m³

Rhode Island beach town facing open Atlantic surf, with a seawall promenade, sea wind and summer rentals.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 5 µg/m³ here vs 6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 5/22 × 7 = 1.6 here; 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
17% 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
Newport
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#4NewportLow smoke · AQI 28~1 h 35 min drive

Rhode Island· PM2.5 5 µg/m³

Historic sailing city on Aquidneck Island, wrapped by ocean and bay with steady sea breezes and a deep lodging base.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 5 µg/m³ here vs 6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 5/22 × 7 = 1.6 here; 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
17% 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
Block Island
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#5Block IslandLow smoke · AQI 28Checking road route

Rhode Island· PM2.5 5 µg/m³

Island 12 miles off the Rhode Island coast, exposed to open Atlantic wind on all sides, with Victorian inns.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 5 µg/m³ here vs 6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 5/22 × 7 = 1.6 here; 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
17% 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
Salem
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#6SalemLow smoke · AQI 30Checking road route

Massachusetts· PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³

Harbor city on Massachusetts Bay, with coastal air and a deep hotel base a short train ride from Boston.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 5.4 µg/m³ here vs 6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 5.4/22 × 7 = 1.7 here; 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
10% 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
Gloucester
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#7GloucesterLow smoke · AQI 30Checking road route

Massachusetts· PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³

America's oldest fishing port on Cape Ann, wrapped in open-Atlantic air, with harborfront inns and motels.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 5.4 µg/m³ here vs 6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 5.4/22 × 7 = 1.7 here; 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
10% 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
Rockport
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#8RockportLow smoke · AQI 30~1 h 50 min drive

Massachusetts· PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³

Granite harbor town on the tip of Cape Ann, surrounded by ocean with steady marine air and a walkable stock of inns.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 5.4 µg/m³ here vs 6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 5.4/22 × 7 = 1.7 here; 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
10% 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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#9StoningtonLow 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 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 here; 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
0% worse 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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#10MysticLow smoke · AQI 33~1 h 35 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 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 here; 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
0% worse 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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#11Old SaybrookLow smoke · AQI 33~1 h 40 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 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 here; 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
0% worse 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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#12NianticLow 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 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 here; 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
0% worse 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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Saugerties
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#13SaugertiesLow smoke · AQI 7Checking road routesaves 1.5 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.

78% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1.3 µg/m³ here vs 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; 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Worcester right now

78% 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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Waterville Valley
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#14Waterville ValleyLow smoke · AQI 7Checking road routesaves 1.5 cigs/wk

New Hampshire· PM2.5 1.3 µg/m³

Purpose-built resort valley ringed by White Mountain peaks, with condos, lodges and cool high-elevation air.

78% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1.3 µg/m³ here vs 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; 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Worcester right now

78% 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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Lincoln
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#15LincolnLow smoke · AQI 7~3 h drivesaves 1.5 cigs/wk

New Hampshire· PM2.5 1.3 µg/m³

White Mountains resort town at Franconia Notch, a high-elevation base with cool mountain air and plentiful lodging.

78% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1.3 µg/m³ here vs 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; 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Worcester right now

78% 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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#16HudsonLow smoke · AQI 8~2 h 40 min drivesaves 1.4 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.

75% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1.5 µg/m³ here vs 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; 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.5 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Worcester right now

75% 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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#17Hyde ParkLow smoke · AQI 14Checking road routesaves 1.1 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.

58% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 2.5 µg/m³ here vs 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; 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

3.5 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Worcester right now

58% 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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Bushkill
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#18BushkillLow smoke · AQI 0Checking road routesaves 1.9 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 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0/22 × 7 = 0 here; 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Worcester 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 0~5 h 10 min drivesaves 1.9 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 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0/22 × 7 = 0 here; 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Worcester 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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Carleton North
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#20Carleton NorthLow smoke · AQI 1Checking road routesaves 1.8 cigs/wk

New Brunswick· PM2.5 0.2 µg/m³

New Brunswick community with lodging and a separate live air reading for regional smoke comparisons.

97% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0.2 µg/m³ here vs 6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0.2/22 × 7 = 0.1 here; 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 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 Worcester right now

97% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:27 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 · Worcester

Phew.

1.9cigarettes

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 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 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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