Explore Briarcliffe Acres, South Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Briarcliffe Acres, South Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of South Carolina or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Briarcliffe Acres.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Briarcliffe Acres |
| State | South Carolina (SC) |
| County | Horry County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 33.784895 |
| Longitude | -78.742519 |
| Population | 479 |
| Density | 290.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 29572 |
| Area Code | 843, 854 |
| County Seat | Conway |
| School District | Horry County School District |
Briarcliffe Acres emerges from the maritime forest as a quiet enclave where the architecture of mid-century residential design yields to the encroaching salt-air humidity. It lies 4.2 miles west-southwest of North Myrtle Beach, SC (from North Myrtle Beach, SC: bearing 239°T), and is situated 6.9 miles east-northeast of Carolina Forest. The landscape is defined by the immediate presence of the Atlantic Ocean, whose tides dictate the rhythm of the shoreline and pull at the edges of the sandy dunes. Inland, the terrain maintains a low, flat consistency, punctuated by the still, reflective surface of Long Pond, which holds the amber light of late afternoon like a mirror. Beyond the immediate canopy of oaks and pines, the distant silhouette of Hutson Ridge remains an abstract promise on the horizon, far removed from the immediate, humid reality of the coast.
Briarcliffe Acres maintains a distinct character shaped by its evolution from coastal scrubland into a deliberate residential sanctuary that prioritizes the preservation of its natural vegetation. The local economy is defined by its residential focus, far removed from the clamor of industrial development, favoring a pace of life that mirrors the slow movement of water through nearby Camp Branch Run. Residents find respite in the proximity of Yow Park, a space that serves as a quiet buffer against the sprawling growth of the surrounding region. The history of the locale is written in the preservation of its wooded lots and the careful stewardship of its shoreline, ensuring that the legacy of the land remains visible beneath the modern canopy.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Briarcliffe Acres, South Carolina. Coordinates: 33.784895, -78.742519. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Briarcliffe Acres includes the ZIP code (29572), telephone area code (843, 854), county seat of Horry County (Conway), and school district assignment (Horry County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |