| Official Name: | Ben Eoin |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Nova Scotia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of East Bay in Nova Scotia |
| Coordinates: | 45.9678°N -60.455°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Regional municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cape Breton Regional Municipality |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Postal Code Type: | Forward sortation area |
| Postal Code: | B1J |
| Area Codes: | 902 and 782 |
| Blank Name: | NTS Map |
| Blank Info: | 011F16 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNBC Code |
| Blank1 Info: | CACRI |
Ben Eoin[1] (; gd|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 a 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).[6]