Ancient City East of a Grove Start with a Lake — Java 26.3

A Grove start with an Ancient City about 235 blocks east, a lake close by, and a Pale Garden within reach.

Top-down 2D biome map centred on the spawn marker in a Grove, with structure markers showing an Ancient City to the east and a distant Stronghold.
Java 26.3 Edition Java Spawn 8, 8 Biome Grove Structures 1
Pale GardenAncient CityAll BiomesBirch ForestDark ForestForestGroveJungleOceanOld Growth Birch ForestOld Growth Pine TaigaOld Growth Spruce Taiga
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Copy it into Minecraft 26.3 (Java).

The Ancient City sits about 235 blocks east of spawn at (240, 48), a short trip from a Grove start at surface level 125. An enclosed lake lies within about 300 blocks, and Old Growth Birch Forest and Frozen Peaks both begin roughly 64 blocks out. A Pale Garden patch lies about 181 blocks away, which is rare. The Stronghold is about 1449 blocks off, so the early game stays close to home.

Structures near spawn
Ancient City → E 240, 48 235
💎 Diamonds, dig down ↖ NW -1, 0 Y -30 12
Biome mix near spawn
Forest 22%
Taiga 13%
River 10%
Old Growth Birch Forest 6%
Plains 5%
Jungle 4%
Birch Forest 4%