List of places referred to as the Center of the Universe

See also: Center of the universe (disambiguation)

Several places on Earth have been given the nickname "Center of the Universe." In addition, several fictional works have described a depicted location as being at the center of the universe.

Unlike previous systems which placed the Earth (Geocentrism) or the Sun (Heliocentrism) at the center of the universe, modern models of the Universe suggest it does not have a center.

Nicknames of places on Earth

• New York City, a nickname
• Toronto, a nickname
• Ashland, Virginia, a nickname
• Boston, nicknamed "The Hub of the Universe"
• Fremont, Seattle, signed as the "Center of the Universe" on its namesake bridge
• Wallace, Idaho, which was officially proclaimed "Center of the Universe" by its mayor
• The center of the Great Dome on the Campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Magnolia, Delaware boasts a sign proclaiming "This is Magnolia, the center of the universe around which the earth revolves." The sign is outside the historic Lindale House (est. c1900) on South Main Street. http://magnolia.delaware.gov/community/town-history-and-photos-2/

Fiction

Depictions of a "center of the universe" in fiction include:

• Oa, a planet at the center of the DC Comics Universe
• Eternia, the planet that is home to the Masters of the Universe
• Azathoth, "The Blind Idiot God," in H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos
• A planet in Futurama that Nibbler and the rest of the nibblonion species come from
• San Dimas, California, in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
• Terminus, in the Doctor Who serial Terminus
• Anyplace other than The Restaurant at the End of the Universe in the The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series