Seeds with a stronghold near spawn shorten the road to the End: the citadel with its portal stands just tens to hundreds of blocks from the spawn point, so you don't need Eyes of Ender or hours of exploring to find it. Below are three seeds for Minecraft Java Edition with exact coordinates.
Version: Java Edition (1.21.x – 26.x line)
Why This Is Rare
In Java, strongholds lie in rings around point (0, 0): the first ring is three structures at a distance of 1280–2816 blocks from the center. So a stronghold ends up near spawn only when the spawn point happens to shift close to one of them.
Coordinates
| Seed | Spawn (X, Z) | Stronghold (X, Z) | Distance |
| 504675 | -1440, -224 | -1420, -156 | 71 blocks |
| 80804927821962 | -800, 1312 | -828, 1236 | 81 blocks |
| 500791 | -992, 272 | -1404, 628 | 544 blocks |
Seed 504675 — Stronghold Almost Underfoot
Spawn is over a warm ocean at (-1440, -224), with the stronghold just 71 blocks away at (-1420, -156). To reach the portal, simply head to the stronghold's coordinates and dig straight down through the seabed. There's no land nearby, so you'll need to scavenge your first resources — the price for the shortest route into the End.
The massive stronghold and Trial Chambers structure
Seed 80804927821962 — the Famous "Stronghold Under Spawn"
Spawn is also over a warm ocean, at (-800, 1312), with the stronghold 81 blocks away at (-828, 1236). This seed has long circulated in the community under that name: the End portal ends up almost directly beneath spawn. It's an ocean start, so gather wood and food first, then descend using the same approach.
The stronghold right under spawn, with ocean nearby
Seed 500791 — Land Start
A more survival-friendly option: spawn in a birch forest at (-992, 272) — solid ground and trees right away. The stronghold is farther off, 544 blocks away at (-1404, 628), to the west-southwest of spawn. Among seeds with land at the spawn point, a stronghold this close is uncommon.
Stronghold beneath the coastline
Depth and version: the exact Y level of the stronghold depends on the world — dig straight down at the given X/Z to roughly Y 30 or below. Coordinates were calculated for 1.21.x generation; stronghold placement has been stable since 1.18+.
Conclusion
All three seeds cut out the long search before entering the End, since the stronghold sits close to spawn. Seeds 504675 and 80804927821962 offer the shortest descent to the portal (71 and 81 blocks) at the cost of an ocean start — a good option for speedruns and quick runs. Seed 500791 loses on distance but starts on land with wood and food, making it better suited for regular survival. Unlike a random seed, where the first ring of strongholds lies 1300+ blocks away, here the direction and digging spot are known in advance.
Installation
A typical installation takes about 5 minutes. The flow is the same; only the loader and the matching build differ.
- Start Singleplayer -> Create New World.
- Open More World Options and paste the seed into the Seed field.
- Generate the world — the listed features are near the spawn.