Mountain View in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Lockheed P-3 Orion

Photographed by Adam Margolis, June 9, 2026

1. Lockheed P-3 Orion Marker

Inscription. Lockheed P-3 Orion Long Range Anti-Submarine Patrol Aircraft • Normal ASW Crew - 12 men • Engines - 4 Allison T56-A-14W 5,300 Maximum SHP • Maximum Operational Gross Weight - 139,760 Lbs. • Maximum Range - Approx. 5,000 nautical miles • Maximum Flight Endurance - 15 hours plus • Service Ceiling - 35,000 Feet • Maximum Speed at Sea Level - 405 Knots

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.

Location. 37° 24.558′ N, 122° 3.125′ W. Marker is in Mountain View, California, in Santa Clara County. It is on Cody Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 580 Cody Road, Mountain View CA 94043, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The NASA U-2 Story (approx. ¼ mile away); Granodiorite Boulder From Antarctica (approx. ¼ mile away); Andesite Block from Mt. St. Helens (approx. ¼ mile away); Patrol Squadron Fifty (approx. 0.3 miles away); Shenandoah Plaza (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lewis S.G. Braxton III (approx. half a mile away); Site of the John W. Whisman Home (approx. 0.6 miles away); NASA Ames Research Center (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mountain View.

Lockheed P-3 Orion and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, June 9, 2026

2. Lockheed P-3 Orion and Marker

Lockheed P-3 Orion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, June 9, 2026

3. Lockheed P-3 Orion

Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2026, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 11, 2026, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.