Birch Forest Spawn with Nearby Ancient City

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EditionJava 1.21.11

An aerial view of a varied landscape, featuring a mix of green forests, a winding blue river, and imposing gray mountains. A small spawn marker sits in the center of a birch forest.

Seed · Java 1.21.11

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You spawn in a Birch Forest at (-40, -88), at surface height y=67. The most notable structure is an Ancient City, located about 499 blocks from spawn. A large Dark Forest is also quite close, roughly 32 blocks away.

At a glance

Version	Java 1.21.4+ / 26.x
Spawn	X -40 · Y 67 · Z -88 — Birch Forest
Nearest stronghold	X -1820 · Z -140 (1,781 blocks away)
Searched within	2,500 blocks of spawn

Structures nearest to spawn

Structure	Coordinates (X, Z)	Blocks from spawn
Amethyst Geode	↙SW`-61, -55`	39
Mineshaft	↖NW`-144, -192`	147
Trial Chambers	↑N`0, -384`	299
Village	↘SE`128, 208`	340
Trail Ruins	↑N`32, -512`	430
Ancient City	↓S`64, 400`	499
Ruined Portal	↖NW`-464, -400`	526
Pillager Outpost	→E`720, 224`	822
Jungle Temple	↙SW`-944, 736`	1,223
Igloo	↘SE`880, 752`	1,246
Ocean Ruin	→E`1,616, 432`	1,736
Stronghold	←W`-1,820, -140`	1,781
Buried Treasure	→E`1,737, -631`	1,858
Shipwreck	→E`1,936, -160`	1,977

Nearest instance of each type inside a 5,000-block box centred on spawn. Coordinates are the structure’s origin; ancient cities and mineshafts sit far below the surface.

Biome mix around spawn

Biome	Share	Nearest patch (blocks)
Forest	21.9%	136
Plains	17.9%	384
River	10.1%	91
Meadow	10.1%	143
Birch Forest	6.8%	0
Taiga	6.1%	405
Dark Forest	6.1%	32
Old Growth Pine Taiga	3.1%	644
Old Growth Birch Forest	2.7%	160
Jungle	2.6%	657
Savanna	2.5%	631
Old Growth Spruce Taiga	2.1%	705
Sparse Jungle	1.8%	634
Snowy Taiga	1.6%	1,116
Sunflower Plains	1.5%	545
Cherry Grove	0.6%	389
Snowy Plains	0.4%	1,073
Flower Forest	0.4%	598
Grove	0.4%	1,105
Pale Garden	0.3%	205

Surface biome sampled on a grid centred on spawn. Biomes under 1% share are left out, except the one you spawn in.

Is this seed for you?

Explorers looking for diverse biomes and an early Ancient City challenge.

What is good

Ancient City relatively close to spawn
Many different biomes nearby, including a rare Pale Garden
Good starting resources with Birch and Dark Forests nearby

What to watch out for

No immediate village or rare structure at spawn
Some desirable structures like a Jungle Temple or Igloo are over 1000 blocks away

Around spawn

You begin in a pleasant Birch Forest at coordinates (-40, -88) at y=67.

Structures

The nearest Amethyst Geode is just 39 blocks away at (-61, -55). A Mineshaft is 147 blocks from spawn at (-144, -192). For more challenge, Trial Chambers are about 299 blocks away at (0, -384).

Biomes

Beyond the starting Birch Forest, a Dark Forest is only about 32 blocks away. River and Forest biomes are also very close, within 136 blocks of spawn. For a unique find, a Pale Garden is about 205 blocks away, though it covers a small area.