Myrtle Beach
A resort city on South Carolina's Grand Strand — a long, continuous stretch of Atlantic coastline — Myrtle Beach draws visitors with miles of beach, a subtropical climate, and a dense restaurant scene. The area also has an unusually high concentration of golf courses. Named after the local wax-myrtle shrubs by the widow of the developer who first built a railroad and inn here, the city has grown into one of the most visited destinations on the US East Coast.
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- Population31,035
- Nearest water from center 0.6 km0.4 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 24 km15 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Myrtle Beach: quick answers
Where is Myrtle Beach?
Myrtle Beach is in Horry County, South Carolina, United States, about 141 km87 miles in a straight line from Charleston.
How do you get to Myrtle Beach?
The nearest airport is Myrtle Beach (MYR), about 11 min away by road. The nearest train station is Dillon, about 1 hr 34 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Myrtle Beach?
The warmest month is July, averaging 27°C80°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 9°C49°F. The wettest month is August, with about 181 mm7.1 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Myrtle Beach?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 50 restaurants, 8 cafés and 8 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.