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Istel is the founder of Felicity and the town’s longtime mayor, having been elected, almost 30 years ago, to an apparent lifetime term. The vote was unanimous: Istel voted for himself and so did Felicity’s other resident, Istel’s wife, Felicia. The town, established in 1986, consists of the Istels’ home and a half-dozen other buildings that the couple built on 2,600 acres in the middle of the desert near Yuma, Ariz., just off Interstate 8. At the north end, up an imposing staircase, sits the Church on the Hill at Felicity — inspired by a little white chapel in Brittany — that Istel built in 2007. The church is gorgeous and serene and looks eerily out of place, though less out of place than the 21-foot-tall stone-and-glass pyramid on the opposite end of town. The pyramid is there to mark the exact center of the world.
Istel is the founder of Felicity and the town’s longtime mayor, having been elected, almost 30 years ago, to an apparent lifetime term. The vote was unanimous: Istel voted for himself and so did Felicity’s other resident, Istel’s wife, Felicia. The town, established in 1986, consists of the Istels’ home and a half-dozen other buildings that the couple built on 2,600 acres in the middle of the desert near Yuma, Ariz., just off Interstate 8. At the north end, up an imposing staircase, sits the Church on the Hill at Felicity — inspired by a little white chapel in Brittany — that Istel built in 2007. The church is gorgeous and serene and looks eerily out of place, though less out of place than the 21-foot-tall stone-and-glass pyramid on the opposite end of town. The pyramid is there to mark the exact center of the world.
According to the French government and California’s Imperial County, the official center of the world lies in the town of Felicia 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 Felicia Lee (the town's namesake), who founded the town in 1986. Jacques-André made his name and fortune as a famous French-American parachutist and co-founded of Parachutes, Inc., which produced parachuting equipment and opened the first parachuting school in the United States. He is credited as a key figure in popularizing parachuting in America and has been referred to as the “father of American skydiving.” In 1985 he wrote the children’s book "Coe: The Good Dragon at the Center of the World" about a dragon that lived at the center of the world, which served as the inspiration behind the town’s creation
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2 out of 5
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2.5 out of 5
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Näytä kaikki 239 majoituspaikkaa kohteessa Felicity
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Home away from home-Quiet cozy casita

Home away from home-Quiet cozy casita

Yuma AZ
Yövy tässä loma-asunnossa kohteessa Yuma. Nauti yksityisestä uima-altaasta, kuntokeskuksesta ja pyykinpesutiloista. Lähellä sijaitsevat Arroyo Dunes Golf Course ...
9,4/10 Exceptional! (11 arvostelua)
We had a wonderful stay..The house is clean and well stocked. The neighborhood is quiet and safe..The owner graciously, let us check in early as you arrived ahead of schedule

Arvosteltu 21.11.2025

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Cozy and Bright 3 BR | 2 BA home in the Yuma Foothills

Cozy and Bright 3 BR | 2 BA home in the Yuma Foothills

Yuma AZ
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9,8/10 Exceptional! (47 arvostelua)
Great cozy home away from home. Host very responsive. Family and small pets enjoyed the stay. We will definitely stay again.

Arvosteltu 24.12.2025

Cozy and Bright 3 BR | 2 BA home in the Yuma Foothills
One story fully furnished townhouse

One story fully furnished townhouse

Yuma AZ
Yövy tässä loma-asunnossa kohteessa Yuma. Nauti ilmaisesta Wi-Fi-yhteydestä, saunasta ja puutarhasta. Lähellä sijaitsevat Arroyo Dunes Golf Course ja Desert ...
9,2/10 Wonderful! (54 arvostelua)
Located in quiet area. Older unit but clean. Sofas and king bed need to be updated just because they felt worn when sitting on couch or sleeping on king mattress. Communication upon check-in was quick. NoLocal channels but they had Smart TV so we could stream on our own account.

Arvosteltu 16.1.2026

One story fully furnished townhouse
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