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Nether Fortress Near Spawn Portal

🔥 Nether Fortress

Get to the Nether quickly and find blaze rods just 58 blocks from your portal.

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Version
Java 1.20.6
+6
1.20.61.20.51.20.41.20.31.20.21.20.11.20
Spawn
24, -40
Spawn biome
Dark Forest
Seed -7032938603476883445

You spawn in a Dark Forest at (24, -40). The most compelling feature of this seed is how quickly you can access a Nether fortress. Just 58 blocks from your spawn portal in the Nether, you'll find a fortress, perfect for early blaze rod farming.

What you land in

You spawn in a Dark Forest at (24, -40), on a relatively flat patch of ground near a river and some rolling hills.

Structures nearest to spawn

The nearest Amethyst Geode is about 81 blocks away at (-31, 19), and a Ruined Portal is about 91 blocks away at (48, 48). For a village, you'll need to travel about 479 blocks to (-272, -416).

StructureCoordinates (X, Z)Blocks from spawn
💜 Amethyst Geode ↙ SW-31, 19 81
🌋 Ruined Portal ↓ S48, 48 91
⛏️ Mineshaft ↑ N112, -256 233
🏚️ Ancient City ↖ NW-176, -352 371
🏘️ Village ↖ NW-272, -416 479
⚓ Shipwreck → E528, 144 537
🗼 Pillager Outpost ↓ S32, 592 632
🏺 Trail Ruins ↙ SW-336, 592 727
🌊 Ocean Ruin ↘ SE816, 464 939
🗿 Jungle Temple ↘ SE656, 672 952
💰 Buried Treasure → E1,385, 489 1,460
❄️ Igloo ← W-1,472, -384 1,535
🧙 Swamp Hut ↙ SW-1,920, 1,696 2,606
🔱 Ocean Monument ↙ SW-1,280, 2,304 2,682
🧿 Stronghold ← W-1,468, 548 1,604

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

While you start in a Dark Forest, a River biome is about 45 blocks away, and a Grove is about 64 blocks away. For a wider variety, a Cherry Grove is about 410 blocks distant, and a Jungle is about 724 blocks away.

BiomeShareNearest patch (blocks)
Forest 31.6% 258
Meadow 10.9% 172
Plains 10.6% 346
Birch Forest 6.4% 160
River 6.3% 45
Lukewarm Ocean 4.5% 790
Old Growth Birch Forest 3.8% 132
Old Growth Pine Taiga 3.6% 906
Taiga 2.7% 744
Grove 2.7% 64
Jungle 2.2% 724
Dark Forest 2.2% 0
Snowy Slopes 2.2% 391
Sunflower Plains 2% 498
Cherry Grove 1.7% 410
Old Growth Spruce Taiga 1.5% 1,000
Flower Forest 1.3% 476

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?

Players looking for a fast start into the Nether for blaze rods and early progression.

Worth it for

  • Nether fortress extremely close to spawn portal (58 blocks Nether-side)
  • Amethyst Geode and Ruined Portal are both under 100 blocks from spawn
  • Good mix of temperate biomes near spawn, including Grove and Old Growth Birch Forest

Worth knowing

  • No village within the immediate spawn area (nearest is 479 blocks away)
  • Rare biomes like Cherry Grove and Jungle require a bit of a trek (over 400 blocks)

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