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A Functional Spawn with Nearby Mineshaft and Ruined Portal

This seed offers a decent start in a plains biome with quick access to a mineshaft and ruined portal.

A bird's-eye view of a varied landscape featuring a central plains area, surrounded by forests and a winding river, with some small hills in the distance.
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
24, -40
Spawn biome
Plains
Seed 3552418053963900979

You will find a mineshaft about 136 blocks from your spawn, offering an early source of resources. This makes for a pretty good head start if you are looking to get underground quickly and begin your mining adventures without much travel. The immediate area around spawn is mostly flat, but you will soon encounter more varied terrain.

Additionally, a ruined portal is located about 142 blocks away, which is convenient for early access to Nether materials if you are ready for that challenge. While not the most dramatic seed, the proximity of these two structures provides practical advantages for progression in your new world.

Beyond these initial discoveries, the seed opens up to a mix of biomes, including several types of forests and some windswept hills, allowing for diverse exploration. You will not find anything truly rare right at your fingertips, but there's plenty to keep you busy within a reasonable distance.

What you land in

You spawn at (24, -40) on the surface at y=66, in a mostly flat Plains biome. You are surrounded by grass and a few scattered trees, with a small patch of forest about 32 blocks away. The immediate area is fairly open, providing an easy spot to set up a starter base without much terraforming.

Structures nearest to spawn

Several useful structures are within a manageable distance. A mineshaft sits about 136 blocks away, and a ruined portal is just a bit further at 142 blocks. Trial chambers are also relatively close, about 265 blocks from spawn, offering an early challenge.

StructureCoordinates (X, Z)Blocks from spawn
💜 Amethyst Geode ← W5, -39 19
⛏️ Mineshaft ↑ N32, -176 136
🌋 Ruined Portal → E160, 0 142
⚔️ Trial Chambers ↓ S0, 224 265
🧙 Swamp Hut ↘ SE240, 176 305
🏘️ Village ← W-448, 0 474
🏺 Trail Ruins ↘ SE576, 288 642
🗼 Pillager Outpost ↓ S112, 752 797
💰 Buried Treasure ↗ NE681, -1,191 1,325
🌊 Ocean Ruin ↓ S32, 1,360 1,400
🗿 Jungle Temple ← W-1,488, 256 1,541
⚓ Shipwreck ↘ SE1,584, 640 1,702
❄️ Igloo ↘ SE1,392, 1,120 1,794
🏚️ Ancient City → E2,096, -368 2,098
🔱 Ocean Monument → E2,288, 224 2,279
🧿 Stronghold ↙ SW-1,260, 628 1,447

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 immediate surroundings are dominated by Plains and Forest biomes. For more unique scenery, you can find Windswept Hills about 226 blocks away. Dark Forest and Old Growth Spruce Taiga are also present within a few hundred blocks, adding some variety to your early exploration.

BiomeShareNearest patch (blocks)
Plains 24.8% 0
Forest 23.8% 32
River 11.1% 91
Swamp 7.2% 231
Old Growth Pine Taiga 5% 580
Old Growth Spruce Taiga 4.9% 353
Dark Forest 3.9% 352
Taiga 3.6% 187
Birch Forest 3.4% 258
Old Growth Birch Forest 3% 401
Savanna 2.7% 980
Windswept Forest 2.4% 286

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?

This seed is best for players who appreciate a straightforward start with immediate access to essential structures for progression. If you enjoy a mix of mining and early game exploration in diverse forest and plains biomes, and do not mind a bit of a walk for rarer features, this seed offers a solid foundation for your world.

Worth it for

  • Mineshaft about 136 blocks away for early resource gathering
  • Ruined Portal about 142 blocks away for quick Nether access
  • Trial Chambers about 265 blocks away for early game challenges
  • Good variety of forest biomes nearby for wood and exploration

Worth knowing

  • Flat spawn with no dramatic terrain features
  • Nearest village is a long 474-block trip away
  • Rare biomes like Cherry Grove are quite far, about 608 blocks away