Daily life and the natural history at Horton Bluff is the inspiration for creating this web site. Situated in southwestern Nova Scotia, the location has dark skies for star gazing and overlooks Minas Basin, a body of water known for accommodating the highest recorded tides on Earth. The Basin gives a ringside view of Fundy waters resonating to the beat of an astronomical tune orchestrated by Moon, Earth and Sun. A variety of interests and links are shared, but the main focus is TIDES, and ASTRONOMICAL events happening in the sky. The site is dedicated to the memory of my father, a Nova Scotia farmer, who gave me his name and raised me close to the land. Meet Sherm Contact Sherm Google horton-bluff.htmlhorton-bluff.htmlhttp://www.glinx.com/~sherm/tide_index.htmhttp://www.glinx.com/~sherm/astronomy_pgs.htmwebmaster.htmlwebmaster.htmlmailto:sherm39@web.mac.com?subject=Hellohttp://www.google.cashapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3shapeimage_3_link_4shapeimage_3_link_5shapeimage_3_link_6
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The website is currently undergoing development while I transfer to a new web server and software .  Many of the links will take you to my Glinx website until all is working well under my new location.
 
View from Horton Bluff, across Minas Basin toward Cape Blomidon, the northeastern tip of North Mountain enclosing the north side of the Annapolis Valley. Minas Basin is separated from the main body of the Bay of Fundy by Cape Split and this prominent headland. Large tides ebb and flow through the Minas Channel, just beyond the “nose” of Blomidon. This is a 2007 summer evening. Click size for enlargement [188 kb jpg] [256 kb jpg]. by Sherm (SAW)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Fundyhome_files/cape_blomidon_lgr.jpghome_files/View%20Blomidon-lgst.jpgshapeimage_6_link_0shapeimage_6_link_1shapeimage_6_link_2
Today’s Minas Basin Tide  in this view from Horton Bluff
(“ + ” on graphic output is tide level now; you can also set other options at site).
* Sherm’s July 2008 Tide Chart for Horton Bluff (Minas Basin).pdf