Basalt cliffs over the Minas Basin — dark, elevated, and gale-prone.
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· Tonight: Friday, August 14, 2026
📍 Bay of Fundy, NS🌑 Bortle 3🚗 ≈ 18 hours east via Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia's Highway 101 — most visitors fly into Halifax and drive about 1.5 hours to the Annapolis Valley.
About Blomidon
Blomidon Provincial Park crowns the cliffs of Cape Blomidon over the Bay of Fundy's Minas Basin, where the world's highest tides swing beneath 183-metre red sandstone bluffs. The park's rural Annapolis Valley setting keeps light pollution low, and the Look-off and campground fields both give a clear shot at the night sky.
What you can see in the sky
Milky Way over the Bay of Fundy, and aurora on active nights given the northerly Atlantic latitude.
Best time of year
Late summer through early autumn, once the park's operating season is in full swing (mid-May to mid-October) and the Bay of Fundy fog has thinned.
Why this site is worth the drive
183-metre sandstone cliffs over the Bay of Fundy's Minas Basin
Rural Annapolis Valley setting with limited nearby light pollution
Open campground fields and the Look-off for wide sky views
Practical tips for Blomidon
Nova Scotia Parks camping fee applies — book ahead in summer
Cliff edges are unfenced in places — take care after dark
Park operates mid-May to mid-October only
Live 48-hour forecast
Tonight's verdict above is a build-time snapshot. For the full
hourly view — cloud cover, transparency, seeing, smoke, humidity,
moon altitude and a Bortle-aware tonight score by observing mode
(visual, deep-sky, planetary, astrophoto) — open the live forecast:
The live page combines Open-Meteo weather, US-AQI wildfire smoke,
moon math and Bortle-scale darkness into a single tonight score
(0–100), updated continuously.
Frequently asked questions
Is Blomidon good for stargazing tonight?
Tonight's verdict is Excellent (High confidence). 8h of clear sky (≤30% cloud) during tonight's astronomical night, mean cloud 15%.
When is the best time of year to stargaze at Blomidon?
Late summer through early autumn, once the park's operating season is in full swing (mid-May to mid-October) and the Bay of Fundy fog has thinned.
How long is the drive from Toronto?
≈ 18 hours east via Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia's Highway 101 — most visitors fly into Halifax and drive about 1.5 hours to the Annapolis Valley.
What can I see in the sky here?
Milky Way over the Bay of Fundy, and aurora on active nights given the northerly Atlantic latitude.
How dark is the sky? (Bortle scale)
Blomidon sits at Bortle class 3 on the 1–9 dark-sky scale, where 1 is a pristine wilderness sky and 9 is an inner-city sky.