Road Trip Planning| Miles Kms | Item | Summary |
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| 0.0 0.0 |
Welcome to South Carolina |
South Carolina / North Carolina State Line. |
| 0.7 1.2 |
Community of Little River, South Carolina |
Junction of highway #179. North access to community of Calabash, North Carolina. Through the years, Little River has reluctantly played host to pirates, smugglers, and blockade-runners in the Civil War.
Today Little River is widely known for it s deep-sea fishing, charter boats and commercial fishing. The Blue Crab Festival in May, on the weekend after Mother's Day, brings thousands of visitors to enjoy the family-oriented events.
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| 0.8 1.3 |
South Carolina State Visitor Information Rest Area |
West side of highway. This is a full facility Information Center with very knowledgeable and friendly helpful staff. This visitor information center is the only South Carolina center that is not located on an interstate highway. |
| 1.7 2.8 |
Access to the community of Brooksville, South Carolina |
West of highway. |
| 1.9 3.1 |
Services at highway |
Fuel, gas, diesel. West side of highway. |
| 2.7 4.4 |
Horseshoe Road |
West side of highway. |
| 3.7 6.0 |
Junction of highway #90 |
West to city of Conway. Conway is one of the oldest towns in South Carolina. Originally named Kingston, the town was created in 1734. |
| 4.3 7.0 |
Junction of highways #9 & #31 |
West to the communities of Green Sea, Nichols. West to Little Pee Dee State Park Campground. Thirty-two sites have water and electrical hookups, while 18 tent sites include individual water, no electricity. -- For highway travel west via South Carolina Highway #9 See Milebymile Road Map Highway Travel Guide South Carolina highway # 9 - City of Pageland to Myrtle Beach, SC. for driving directions.
The campground is convenient to restroom facilities with hot showers.
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| 5.1 8.2 |
North Myrtle Beach |
Nothern Limits Attractions in and around North Myrtle Beach; Alabama Theatre - Good Vibrations - The Carolina Opry - Cherry Grove Pier - North Myrtle Beach Grand Prix - Wheel Fun Rentals - Alligator Adventure - Fun World - Inlet Point Plantation Stables.
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| 5.3 8.5 |
Point of Information |
Crossing the Waccamaw Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. There are approximately 784 stream miles in this watershed, 2,373 acres of lake waters, and 22,910 acres of estuarine areas. The Waccamaw River flows across the South Carolina state line from North Carolina and accepts drainage from Kingston Lake and the AIWW via Socastee Creek. The Waccamaw River then joins the Sampit and Pee Dee Rivers to form Winyah Bay, which drains into the Atlantic Ocean. |
| 5.5 8.8 |
View from highway |
Driving south. |
| 5.6 9.0 |
Access to Cherry Grove Beach, Ocean Drive Beach east of highway |
East of highway. Several marinas in Cherry Grove offer charter boats and deep sea fishing in the Gulf Stream of the Atlantic Ocean. You can rent a boat for the day and fish the Intracoastal Waterway and the creeks and rivers accessible from it. The Cherry Grove Pier offers excellent fishing and has everything you need. They will even rent you a fishing pole and help you rig it!
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| 6.0 9.6 |
North Myrtle Beach, SC. - Photo North Myrtle Beach welcome highway sign |
In 1968, four small beach towns - Windy Hill Beach, SC. - Crescent Beach, SC. - Ocean Drive Beach,SC. and Cherry Grove Beach, SC. - located on the northern edge of the Grand Strand, Sc.joined forces to form the City of North Myrtle Beach, SC.. Their goal was simply this: provide unmatched services to its residents and tourists; create a unique, safe beach community; and offer a place with superb recreation and vacation facilities. |
| 7.3 11.7 |
Services at highway |
Fuel, gas, diesel, west side of highway. |
| 7.5 12.0 |
Access to North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce Visitor Information / Directions |
East side of highway. |
| 7.6 12.3 |
2nd Ave North |
North Myrtle Beach, SC. |
| 8.1 13.1 |
6th Ave South |
North Myrtle Beach, SC. |
| 10.1 16.3 |
Services at highway |
Fuel, gas, diesel, east side of highway. |
| 10.6 17.1 |
Access to The Grand Strand Airport. SC. |
West of highway. |
| 11.9 19.1 |
48th Ave South |
Access to Barefoot Landing Mall Complex, west of highway. Photo taken from one of the many walking area sidewalks at the Barefoot Landing Mall
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| 11.9 19.1 |
Photo taken from one of the many walking area sidewalks at the Barefoot Landing Mall |
Looking at the Waccamaw Atlantic Intracostal Waterway. |
| 13.5 21.8 |
Access to Conway Bypass |
Access to highways #22 & #501 |
| 13.8 22.2 |
Kings Road |
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| 15.0 24.2 |
Lake Arrowhead Road |
NOTE: Side trip taken to to Myrtle Beach & The Strand Beaches, east of highway. The Myrtle Beach area showcases 60 miles of beach is the perfect gateway to the sparkling Atlantic. Whether you prefer boating, fishing, surfing, kayaking, scuba diving, parasailing, or windsurfing, you'll find the Myrtle Beach area's crystal blue waters the perfect playground.
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| 16.3 26.2 |
Myrtle Beach - Grand Strand Beach, SC. |
Looking at the Atlantic Ocean. The Grand Strand offers everything one could hope for in a vacation: historic sites, beautiful beaches, unique shopping, adventurous water sports, fishing, delicious food, lively nightlife, and fun-filled amusement parks. |
| 16.3 26.2 |
Myrtle Beach - Grand Strand Beach, SC. |
Looking at the Apache Pier. This pier, 300 yards in length, is one of the longest piers on the east coast, the longest one being the Naval Weapons Station Earle in New Jersey. That pier is 2.2 miles long. |
| 17.7 28.5 |
Arrowhead Road & Highway #17 |
Back on the road after side trip to Myrtle Beach, SC. |
| 18.5 29.7 |
Junction of highway #17 Business Route |
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| 20.1 32.4 |
79th Ave North |
East of highway. |
| 20.4 32.8 |
36thAve North |
Access to Public Beach, east of highway. |
| 22.0 35.4 |
Grissom Parkway |
Access to highway #31 |
| 25.3 40.7 |
City of Myrtle Beach |
The Myrtle Beach area showcases 60 miles of beach is the perfect gateway to the sparkling Atlantic. Whether you prefer boating, fishing, surfing, kayaking, scuba diving, parasailing, or windsurfing, you'll find the Myrtle Beach area's crystal blue waters the perfect playground. Attractions in and around Myrtle Beach, SC; Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede Dinner & Show - Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament - Alabama Theatre, Carolina Opry - Myrtle Beach Legends in Concert - Myrtle Beach Palace Theatre - Myrtle Beach House of Blues - Grand Strand Fishing Rodeo - South Carolina Hall of Fame.
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| 28.3 45.5 |
Access to Myrtle Beach International Airport |
West of highway. |
| 30.4 48.9 |
Access to the community of Socastee, South Carolina |
West of highway. |
| 32.9 53.0 |
Junction of highway #544 |
West to Socastee, SC. - Red Hill, SC. - Conway, SC. Access to Surfside Beach, Sc. - Garden City, SC. east of highway. |
| 32.9 53.0 |
Access to Myrtle Beach State Park Campground |
East of highway. Located in the heart of the Grand Strand, Myrtle Beach State Park is one of the most popular public beaches along the South Carolina coast. Many sites accommodate RVs up to 40 feet, others up to 30 feet. There are also plenty of sites to accommodate smaller units including tents.
All sites are convenient to hot showers, restrooms and laundromat facilities.
The campground is located approximately 300 yards from the beach.
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| 35.4 57.0 |
Glens Bay Road |
East to Garden City, South Carolina. |
| 36.3 58.4 |
View from highway |
Driving east. |
| 37.2 59.8 |
Garden City, South Carolina Connector |
East of highway. |
| 38.2 61.4 |
Access to Garden City Beach, South Carolina |
East of highway. |
| 38.8 62.4 |
Access to Visitor Information |
East side of highway. |
| 39.1 63.0 |
Georgetown County, South Carolina |
Northern county line. Georgetown County, South Carolina, has long been a popular destination. Situated at the confluence of five major rivers and the Atlantic Ocean, the area's rich natural resources provided abundant food and shelter for Native Americans.
The area also attracted early European explorers. Following an ill-fated Spanish settlement in 1526, the British settled 'George Towne' in the 1700's. During the American Revolution in the late 1760's, one of the County's native sons, General Francis Marion, the 'Swamp Fox', tormented British troops holding George Towne.
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| 39.5 63.5 |
Junction of highway #707 |
Services at highway, fuel, gas, diesel, telephone. Both sides of highway. Access to community of Murrells Inlet, east of highway. The pages of Murrells Inlet's past are graced with footprints of Native American tribes, 16th century Spanish explorers and English colonists in the 17th century. In the 1700s and 1800s large land tracts were cultivated into successful rice plantations. |
| 40.8 65.7 |
Access to Murrells Inlet, South Carolina |
Services fuel at highway gas diesel. East to public beaches. |
| 42.0 67.6 |
Services at highway |
Fuel gas, diesel. |
| 42.4 68.2 |
View from highway |
Driving east. |
| 43.1 69.4 |
Huntington Beach State Park Campground |
East of highway NOTE: Side trip taken to Huntington Beach State Park Campground,. Huntington Beach offers its visitors the best preserved beach on the Grand Strand. The park's freshwater lagoon, saltmarsh, maritime forest and beach are outstanding examples of the state's natural coastal environment. These also provide such prime habitat for birds that the park is widely recognized as one of the best birding sites along the East Coast. |
| 43.1 69.4 |
Huntington Beach State Park Campground |
Access to beach area. |
| 43.1 69.4 |
Huntington Beach State Park Campground |
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| 43.1 69.4 |
Huntington Beach State Park Campground |
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| 43.1 69.4 |
Huntington Beach State Park Campground |
One of the boardwalk wildlife viewing areas within the park. |
| 45.1 72.6 |
Huntington Beach State Park Campground |
East of highway 1.5 miles |
| 46.0 74.0 |
Back on highway |
After side trip to Huntington Beach State Park Campground.
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| 47.9 77.1 |
Community of North Litchfield Beach, South Carolina |
East of highway. |
| 48.5 78.0 |
Willowbrook Blvd. |
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| 48.9 78.7 |
Services at highway |
Fuel, west side of highway. |
| 49.5 79.7 |
Access to community of Litchfield, South Carolina |
East of highway. |
| 51.3 82.6 |
Access to the community of Pawleys Island, South Carolina |
East of highway. |
| 53.3 85.8 |
Access to Hagley Landing |
West of highway. |
| 54.6 87.8 |
King River Road |
Access to lodging west of highway. |
| 55.1 88.6 |
Access to community of Waterford Heights, South Carolina |
East of highway. |
| 56.5 91.0 |
View from highway |
Driving south. |
| 58.5 94.2 |
Roadside turnout |
Paved turnout, no services west side of highway |
| 58.8 94.7 |
Access to the community of DeBordieu, South Carolina |
East of highway. |
| 60.6 97.5 |
Roadside turnout with historic information sign |
Paved turnout, west side of highway. The sign reads. Lafayette - A lover of liberty, Lafayette Boreaux France, March 26 1777. 'To conquer or perish' in the American cause, and arrived at Benjamin Huger's summer home near here, June 14 1777, where he spent his first night in America. He rendered eminent service in our struggle for independence. |
| 61.8 99.4 |
Point of Information |
Crossing the Waccamaw River, South Carolina. |
| 62.1 100.0 |
City of Georgetown, South Carolina - Photo Georgetown, SC. welcome highway sign  |
Welcome to Georgetown. Georgetown, were named for King George II of England. Spanish explorers are believed to have visited this coastal area in 1526, but no permanent settlement was established. English planters and their African slaves moved into the region in the early eighteenth century, building large rice and indigo plantations. The town of Georgetown, which was established around 1730, was a busy port serving the surrounding plantations. |
| 62.3 100.2 |
Point of Information |
Crossing the Great Pee Dee River, South Carolina. |
| 64.0 103.0 |
View from highway |
Looking at the Georgetown, SC. County Courthouse. |
| 65.1 104.7 |
Junction of highways #17 Alt. Route & Highway #701 |
North to the communities of Oatland, SC. - Plantersville, SC. - Yauhannah, SC. Services, fuel, at highway. |
| 66.4 106.8 |
Point of Information |
Crossing the Sampit River, South Carolina. |
| 78.3 126.0 |
Point of Information |
Crossing the Santee River, South Carolina |
| 80.2 129.1 |
Francis Marion National Forest |
Northern boundary. The Francis Marion National Forest is 250,489 acres of well-managed forest that contains an abundance of wildlife and natural resources that attract people with diverse interests. The forest is bordered on the north by the Santee river, on the east by the Intracoastal Waterway, and on the west by Lake Moultrie. |
| 80.3 129.3 |
Access to Hampton Plantation South Carolina State Historic Site |
West of highway 2 miles. Hampton Plantation is a quiet and serene state historic site, but in the 18th and 19th centuries it was a working rice plantation bustling with activity. Interpretive programming at this site focuses on the Lowcountry rice culture and plantation system that shaped the lives of Hampton's residents. |
| 88.0 141.6 |
Junction of Highway # 45 |
West to community of Jamestown, South Carolina 20 miles. |
| 112.3 180.7 |
Access to Campground |
East of highway. |
| 112.3 180.8 |
View from highway |
Driving south. |
| 113.2 182.2 |
Community of Seven Mile, South Carolina |
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| 113.3 182.3 |
Access to highway # 41 |
West of highway. North to communities of Wando, South Carolina - Jamestown, South Carolina. |
| 113.5 182.6 |
Services at highway |
Fuel, gas, diesel, west side of highway. |
| 114.8 184.7 |
Access to Charles Pinckney National Historic Site |
The historic site was established to interpret Charles Pinckney's plantation Snee Farm, his role in the development of the United States Constitution and the transition of the United States from a group of colonies to a young nation. |
| 115.8 186.4 |
Junction of highways #517 |
East to Isle of Palms, South Carolina - Sullivans Island, South Carolina. |
| 117.1 188.5 |
Junction of Interstate Highway # 526 |
Access to Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. East to North Charleston, South Carolina - Hanahan, South Carolina. |
| 117.8 189.5 |
Access to Sulivans Island, South Carolina |
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| 120.4 193.8 |
Access to Visitor Information |
East side of highway. |
| 120.5 193.9 |
Junction of highway #17 Truck Route |
Services, off highway, fuel, gas diesel, east side. |
| 121.3 195.2 |
View from highway |
Driving south. |
| 121.5 195.6 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Charleston Harbor, South Carolina ( Cooper & Wando Rivers ) |
| 122.2 196.7 |
City of Charleston, South Carolina |
Charleston's, SC; rich history dates back to 1670 when settlers established Charles Town Landing and more than 300 years later the city features a rich history and culture that hardly could have been imagined 3 centuries ago. Attractions in and around Charlston SC; The Charleston Museum Boone Hall Plantation - Avery Research Center for African-American History and Culture - Charleston Cabbage Row - Charleston Slave Mart Museum - Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum - Fort Sumter National Monument - Fort Sumter Tours - Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center at Liberty Square - Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site - Charleston South Carolina Aquarium - Charleston Angel Oak - Charleston American Military Museum - Charleston Children's Museum of the Lowcountry.
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| 123.5 198.8 |
East Bay & Meeting Street |
Access to downtown Charleston, SC. historic district. |
| 124.3 200.0 |
City of Charleston, SC. Visitor Information Center |
This is a large visitor Information center with information of Charleston, SC. and area. City tours leave from this point and tours can be booked here. |
| 124.3 200.0 |
Charleston, South Carolina Historic District |
Photos taken from the Battery area, White point Gardens |
| 124.3 200.0 |
Charleston Historic District |
Photo from East Battery Walkway, Charleston, SC. Harbor. |
| 124.3 200.0 |
Charleston, SC. Historic District |
Photo from East Battery Walkway, Charleston Harbor. Looking at Charlston Harbor with Fort Sumter in the background. History provides us with defining moments from which we judge where we are with where we have been. The Civil War provides the United States with one of its critical defining moments that continues to play a vital role in defining ourselves as a Nation. Fort Sumter is the place where it began. On April 10, 1861, Brig. Gen. Beauregard, in command of the provisional Confederate forces at Charleston, South Carolina, demanded the surrender of the Union garrison of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Garrison commander Anderson refused. On April 12, Confederate batteries opened fire on the fort. |
| 124.3 200.0 |
Start / Finish of Highway Travel Guide -Se |
For continuance of highway # 17 south, see Milebymile.com - Highway #17 Road Map Highway Travel Guide - City of Charleston to the South Caroina / Georgia State Line, for driving directions. -e |