Ancient City South of a Forest Spawn, Cherry Grove Within Reach — Java 26.3

An Ancient City sits about 136 blocks south of spawn, with a Cherry Grove about 200 blocks out.

Top-down 2D biome map centred on the spawn marker in a forest, with markers for the Ancient City, Ruined Portal, Jungle Temple and two villages.
Java 26.3 Edition Java Spawn 8, 8 Biome Forest Structures 3
Cherry GroveAncient CityAll BiomesBirch ForestForestGroveJungleMeadowOceanOld Growth Birch ForestPlainsSnowy
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The headline here is an Ancient City about 136 blocks south of spawn, close enough to reach in your first session. Spawn itself is an ordinary Forest at y=103, with Grove, Plains and Birch Forest patches all within about 150 blocks. A Cherry Grove sits roughly 202 blocks from spawn, a rare biome within easy reach. A Ruined Portal lies about 249 blocks east, and two villages stand a little over 600 blocks away.

Structures near spawn
Ancient City ↓ S 0, 144 136
Ruined Portal → E 256, 32 249
Jungle Temple ← W -336, 96 355
Biome mix near spawn
Forest 21%
Plains 12%
Lukewarm Ocean 6%
Cold Ocean 6%
River 6%
Taiga 5%
Ocean 5%