Minecraft wiki entry for Your_first_10_minutes, associated text: It is best to create a temporary landmark to indicate the spawn location before you move at all. This might help you in the future in case you ever get lost, so mark it in whichever way you can. If you spawn on land, the easiest way is to dig the blocks adjacent to the block you are standing on and then place them one on top of the other to form a pillar below your feet. See pillar jumping for more detail. Build the marker on nearby high ground, and build it high enough to be seen from a distance over any nearby obstacles. Next, look around, take note of your surroundings. See if there are any trees around you. There is a spawn chunk region and you will spawn anywhere within that region if you die. This region has special importance in the game and you want to lay down enough markings to be able to identify it later. (Pro-tip for direction finding: you are always facing north at the start of the game. Pressing F3 to open the debug screen, and looking on the left side of the text will also tell you where you are facing, as well as your x, y, and z coordinates, which you might want to write down.‌[JE only])