What's the difference between Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach?
The language used in Myrtle Beach can be extremely confusing directionally. For visitors who aren't familiar with the area, getting directions can be downright impossible if you don't know the basics - mainly because of different terms used to describe both nearby cities and areas of the actual city.
These are, in actuality, two different cities. North Myrtle Beach is about 10 miles north of the actual city. This is mainly a big problem for golf fans, because there are a lot of different courses that are located in North Myrtle Beach or nearby. If you're going golfing, make sure you get a rental, because some of the courses may not be in the actual city of "Myrtle Beach" itself. But it gets even more complicated, because many people refer to the actual city as having "North" and "South" areas - so areas north of Ocean Boulevard are often called "North Myrtle" while areas south of it are called "South Myrtle." To add to all of this, there is the problem that when many people in the area say "Myrtle Beach," they're referring to the region in general and not any specific city. You'll want to be very specific if you're asking for directions, because you might end up with some serious communications problems otherwise.
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