Ben Eoin | |
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Unincorporated community | |
![]() Ben Eoin is best known for its all season resort | |
Coordinates: 45°58′4″N 60°27′18″W / 45.96778°N 60.45500°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Regional municipality | Cape Breton Regional Municipality |
Time zone | UTC-4 ( AST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-3 ( ADT) |
Forward sortation area | |
Area codes | 902 and 782 |
NTS Map | 011F16 |
GNBC Code | CACRI |
Ben Eoin [1] ( /bɛnˈjɑːn/; [2] Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Eòin) is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. [3]
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 a 75-slip marina (The Ben Eoin Yacht Club & Marina). [4] [5] [6] 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). [3] [7]