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Myrtle Beach State Park

Myrtle Beach State Park from directly overhead

Myrtle Beach State Park is a park in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Sandy Island stands 18 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is State Park Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
6 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.64872, -78.92927

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Andre S. Pope Mountain Bike Skills Park: 0.6 mi
  • Barc Park South: 0.7 mi
  • Warbird Park: 0.8 mi
  • Valor Memorial Garden: 1.4 mi
  • The Market Common: 1.5 mi
Attractions
Beaches: 36
  • State Park Beach: 0.1 mi
  • Pebble Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Long Bay Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Pirateland Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Lakewood Beach: 1.7 mi
Historic sites: 16
  • Warbird Park: 0.9 mi
  • Warbird Park: 0.9 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 3.9 mi
  • Justin W. Plyler Boardwalk Park: 4.3 mi
  • Surfer Memorial: 6.4 mi
Artworks: 14
Museums: 10
Gardens: 10
  • Valor Memorial Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Heather Elvis Memorial Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Poetry Garden: 13.1 mi
  • Palmetto Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Caroline's Garden: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
Peaks: 3
  • Air Force Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Sandy Island: 11.6 mi
  • High Hill: 16.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Peter Horry Wildlife Preserve: 17.6 mi
  • Ingram Dunes Nature Preserve: 18.0 mi
  • Heritage Shores Nature Preserve: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Public Picnic Area: 13.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Myrtle Beach State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandy IslandWSW 250°18 m11.6 mi
High HillW 278°12 m16.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5519:28
June solstice06:0719:5320:30
September equinox07:0518:4119:14
December solstice07:1716:3417:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454753616976807874655447
Precip in3.43.83.73.43.84.96.66.36.84.13.13.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Myrtle Beach, 10 mi away.

  • firewheel147 obs
  • Rock Pigeon123 obs
  • Golden Silk Spider117 obs
  • Cannonball Jelly115 obs
  • Florida Pompano109 obs
  • Little Brown Jugs95 obs
  • American beautyberry92 obs
  • southern magnolia83 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/135693661

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