The GRAND STRAND, as the Myrtle Beach area is commonly called, stretches for 60 miles along the South Carolina coast and encompasses many communities within two counties HORRY COUNTY and GEORGETOWN COUNTY.  Some of the communites are: Myrtle Beach, Atlantic Beach, Aynor, Conway, Little River, Loris, North Myrtle Beach,Surfside Beach, Garden City, Murrells Inlet, Litchfield Beach.