Felicity, California: Center of the World

Felicity, California: Center of the World

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities. 

ACCORDING TO THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT and California’s Imperial County, the official center of the world lies in the town of Felicity in California’s Sonora Desert. There is no scientific or political reason for the designation, but only the effort of Jacques-André Istel and his wife Felicity Lee (the town’s namesake), who founded the town in 1986.