Ben Eoin
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Nova Scotia |
| Regional municipality | Cape Breton Regional Municipality |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) |
| Forward sortation area | B1J |
| Area code(s) | 902 and 782 |
| NTS Map | 011F16 |
| GNBC Code | CACRI |
Ben Eoin[1] (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Eòin) is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.[2]
Ben Eoin lies on the East Bay of the Bras d'Or Lake and hosts an all season resort including a ski hill (Ski Ben Eoin), an 18 hole golf course (The Lakes Golf Club) and an 75 slip marina (The Ben Eoin Yacht Club & Marina).[3][4][5] Also located in Ben Eoin is a provincial picnic and hiking park (Ben Eoin Provincial Park), a country inn (The Birches) and a large summer trailer park (Ben Eoin Beach RV Resort & Campground).
The name, Beinn Eòin, translates to "John's Mountain" ("Eoin" means John) and is named after John (Jonathan - son of John) McNeil, a farmer who lived at the foot of Ben Eoin around 1855 or earlier. (R.M. McLellan PM 1905).[2][6]
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