Mountain View, Technology hub in Santa Clara County, United States
Mountain View spans 12 square miles along San Francisco Bay, featuring neighborhoods that range from residential areas to expansive corporate business parks.
The settlement originated in 1852 as a stagecoach station, evolving from an agricultural center into a technology nexus after William Shockley established semiconductor operations in 1956.
The Computer History Museum in Mountain View maintains extensive collections of computing artifacts and digital technologies that document the information age revolution.
The city connects to major transportation networks through Caltrain stations and maintains direct access to California State Route 85 and US Route 101.
Mountain View generates substantial municipal revenue from technology company leases, with annual returns exceeding 5 million dollars as of 2014.
Location: Santa Clara County
Elevation above the sea: 32 m
Shares border with: Sunnyvale, Los Altos, Palo Alto
Website: http://mountainview.gov
GPS coordinates: 37.39278,-122.04194
Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:50
Computer History Museum
3.9 km
Shoreline Amphitheatre
5.1 km
Hangar One
2.5 km
Android sculptures
5 km
Shoreline Park, Mountain View
5.4 km
Rengstorff House
5.9 km
Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve
9.3 km
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
3.6 km
NASA Ames Exploration Center
2.6 km
Saint Joseph Parish
3.6 km
Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel
3.1 km
Pedro de Lemos House
9.7 km
Los Altos History Museum
6.3 km
Paul Shoup House
7.1 km
John W. Christian Greenbelt
1.9 km
Kee House
9.8 km
Historic Adobe Building
3.1 km
Moffett Field Historical Society Museum
2.4 km
The Foster Museum
6.2 km
Century Cinema 16
4.1 km
Orchard Gardens Park
1.7 km
Fine Arts Theater
9.8 km
40- by 80-Foot Wind Tunnel
3.1 km
Mountain View Public Library
3.7 km
McKelvey Park
4.2 km
Mountain View Theater
3.3 km
80- by 120-Foot Wind Tunnel
3.3 km
3.5-Foot Hypersonic Wind Tunnel
3.3 kmReviews
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