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Old Growth Birch and Nearby Ancient City

A spawn in Old Growth Birch leads to a quick Ancient City find and good underground exploration.

An aerial 3D view of a Minecraft world, showing a dense Old Growth Birch Forest at the center with a spawn marker. To the north is an ocean with islands, and to the south are snow-capped mountains. A river winds through a forest to the west.
3D fly-over of the world around spawn, rendered from the seed. Click to open it in the interactive 3D map.
Version
Java 26.2
+11
26.226.1.226.1.126.11.21.111.21.101.21.91.21.81.21.71.21.61.21.51.21.4
Spawn
8, 8
Spawn biome
Old Growth Birch Forest
Seed -4346847526604294537

You spawn directly in an Old Growth Birch Forest, a calm start with plenty of wood. The most exciting find is an Ancient City, located about 567 blocks away. This makes for a relatively quick journey to one of Minecraft's most challenging and rewarding structures.

What you land in

You spawn at (8, 8) in an Old Growth Birch Forest, at surface height y=90.

Structures nearest to spawn

The closest structures are an Amethyst Geode at (-27, 39), about 47 blocks away, and a Ruined Portal at (16, 112), about 104 blocks away. An Ancient City is found about 567 blocks from spawn at (384, 432).

StructureCoordinates (X, Z)Blocks from spawn
💜 Amethyst Geode ↙ SW-27, 39 47
🌋 Ruined Portal ↓ S16, 112 104
⛏️ Mineshaft ↓ S0, 160 152
⚓ Shipwreck ↗ NE208, -192 283
🌊 Ocean Ruin ↗ NE144, -272 311
🏘️ Village ← W-336, 80 351
⚔️ Trial Chambers ↙ SW-272, 336 431
🏚️ Ancient City ↘ SE384, 432 567
💰 Buried Treasure ↗ NE457, -1,047 1,147
🧙 Swamp Hut ↑ N-336, -1,200 1,256
🔱 Ocean Monument ↗ NE1,056, -832 1,343
🏺 Trail Ruins ↙ SW-1,280, 832 1,529
❄️ Igloo ↓ S-320, 1,776 1,798
🗼 Pillager Outpost ↙ SW-960, 2,240 2,433
🗿 Jungle Temple ↖ NW-1,840, -1,968 2,705
🧿 Stronghold → E1,524, -444 1,582

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

Your spawn biome, Old Growth Birch Forest, covers 10% of the nearby area. Other common biomes include Ocean (15.7%), Forest (11.9%), and Plains (11.6%). There's a small Pale Garden patch about 96 blocks away.

BiomeShareNearest patch (blocks)
Ocean 15.7% 160
Forest 11.9% 160
Plains 11.6% 256
Old Growth Birch Forest 10% 0
Birch Forest 7.9% 72
Sunflower Plains 7.3% 358
Dark Forest 6.8% 72
River 6.7% 115
Stony Shore 4.2% 136
Grove 4% 233
Swamp 3.5% 779
Deep Ocean 2.9% 340
Flower Forest 1.8% 384
Meadow 1.8% 195
Frozen Peaks 1.1% 576
Windswept Hills 1% 722
Jagged Peaks 1% 264

Surface biome sampled on a grid across a 2,048×2,048 block box centred on spawn. Biomes under 1% share are omitted, except the biome you spawn in.

Is this seed for you?

Explorers looking for a quick Ancient City challenge and diverse biomes.

Worth it for

  • Ancient City is relatively close to spawn
  • Lush caves are common underground
  • Good mix of forest and ocean biomes nearby

Worth knowing

  • Spawn area itself is not particularly dramatic
  • Rare biomes like Cherry Grove are quite distant