Atalaya Castle
Atalaya Castle, often known simply as Atalaya, was the winter home of industrialist and philanthropist Archer M. Huntington and his wife, the sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington, located in Huntington Beach State Park near the Atlantic coast in Murrells Inlet, Georgetown County, South Carolina.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Rono359, Public domain.
- Type: Castle
- Description: historic house in South Carolina, United States
- Also known as: “Atalaya”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Huntington Beach State Park and Brookgreen Gardens.
Huntington Beach State Park
Park
Photo: Pendragon1998, Public domain.
Huntington Beach State Park is a 2500 acre coastal preserve and state park near Murrells Inlet, in Georgetown County, South Carolina. It has a large sandy beach, few beach-goers, and numerous wild birds to watch over the seasons.
Brookgreen Gardens
Garden
Photo: Hisland7, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brookgreen Gardens is a sculpture garden and wildlife preserve, located just south of Murrells Inlet, in South Carolina, US. The 9,100-acre property includes several themed gardens featuring American figurative sculptures, the Lowcountry Zoo, and trails through several ecosystems in nature reserves on the property. Brookgreen Gardens is situated 2 miles northwest of Atalaya Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Litchfield Beach and Murrells Inlet.
Litchfield Beach
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Litchfield Beach, also known simply as Litchfield, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 8,370. Litchfield Beach is situated 3 miles southwest of Atalaya Castle.
Murrells Inlet
Photo: Liz Mitchell, CC BY 2.0.
Once a quiet fishing village, Murrells Inlet is now one of the many popular seaside towns along the Grand Strand of South Carolina. The town is known primary for its salt marshes, seafood restaurants, and the biker bars that line the town's main drag.
Pawleys Island
Photo: Phoebe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pawleys Island is a town of 130 people on a barrier island of the same name in the Grand Strand region of South Carolina's northern coast. The island primarily is developed with large houses that are rented on a weekly basis to people visiting the beach.
Atalaya Castle
- Categories: country house, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Georgetown County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.50173° or 33° 30′ 6″ northLongitude
-79.06746° or 79° 4′ 3″ westElevation
-10 feet (-3 metres)Open location code
8752GW2M+M2OpenStreetMap ID
way 108704349OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
4582585Wikidata ID
Q4812699
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