How to Use the Locate Command in Minecraft - DigMinecraft

2. How to Find your Coordinates ... Type the command in the chat window. As you are typing, you will see the command appear in the lower left corner of the game ... Advertisements DigMinecraft HowtoUsetheLocateCommandinMinecraft ThisMinecrafttutorialexplainshowtousethe/locatecommandwithscreenshotsandstep-by-stepinstructions. NowyoucanquicklyandeasilyfindinterestingstructuresinMinecraftwiththe/locatecommand.ThisamazingcommandallowsyoutofindthecoordinatesofthenearestBuriedTreasure,OceanRuin,Shipwreck,EndCity,NetherFortress,WoodlandMansion,AbandonedMineshaft,OceanMonument,Stronghold,JungleTemple,Pyramid,WitchHut,Igloo,VillageorPillagerOutpost. Youcanthenusethe/tpcommandtoteleportthereinstantly! Let'sexplorehowtousethischeat(gamecommand). Subscribe SupportedPlatforms The/locatecommandisavailableinthefollowingversionsofMinecraft: PlatformSupported(Version*)  JavaEdition(PC/Mac)Yes(1.11)  PocketEdition(PE)Yes(1.0)  Xbox360No  XboxOneYes(1.2)  PS3No  PS4Yes(1.14.0)  WiiUNo  NintendoSwitchYes(1.5.0)  Windows10EditionYes(1.0)  EducationEditionYes *Theversionthatitwasaddedorremoved,ifapplicable. NOTE:PocketEdition(PE),XboxOne,PS4,NintendoSwitch,andWindows10EditionarenowcalledBedrockEdition.Wewillcontinuetoshowthemindividuallyforversionhistory. Requirements TorungamecommandsinMinecraft,youhavetoturncheatsoninyourworld. LocateCommand Java PE Xbox PS Nintendo Win10 Edu LocateCommandinMinecraftJavaEdition(PC/Mac) InMinecraftJavaEdition(PC/Mac)1.11,1.12,1.13,1.14,1.15,1.16,1.17and1.18,thesyntaxtofindtheclosestcoordinatesofastructureis: /locate Definitions structureisaspecificstructurethatyouwishtofind.The/locatecommandwillreturnthecoordinatesforthenearesttypeofstructureyouselect.Itcanbeoneofthefollowing,dependingonyourversionofMinecraft: NOTE:StartinginJava1.18.2,the/locatecommandnowsupportstagswhichareprefixedwith#todifferentiatefromnormalids. Structuresin1.18.2 structure Description bastion_remnant NearestBastionRemnant buried_treasure NearestBuriedTreasure desert_pyramid NearestPyramid end_city NearestEndCity fortress NearestNetherFortress igloo NearestIgloo jungle_pyramid NearestJungleTemple mansion NearestWoodlandMansion mineshaft NearestAbandonedMineshaft mineshaft_mesa NearestAbandonedMineshaftinMesa monument NearestOceanMonument nether_fossil NearestNetherFossil ocean_ruin_cold NearestOceanRuininColdOcean ocean_ruin_warm NearestOceanRuininWarmOcean pillager_outpost NearestPillagerOutpost ruined_portal NearestRuinedPortal ruined_portal_desert NearestRuinedPortalinDesert ruined_portal_jungle NearestRuinedPortalinJungle ruined_portal_mountain NearestRuinedPortalinmountainbiome ruined_portal_nether NearestRuinedPortalinNether ruined_portal_ocean NearestRuinedPortalinOceanbiome ruined_portal_swamp NearestRuinedPortalinSwamp shipwreck NearestShipwreck shipwreck_beached NearestBeachedShipwreck stronghold NearestStronghold swamp_hut NearestWitchHut village_desert NearestVillageinDesert village_plains NearestVillageinPlains village_savanna NearestVillageinSavanna village_snowy NearestVillageinsnowybiome village_taiga NearestVillageinTaiga *StartinginJava1.18.2,therearealsotagsprefixedwith#thatyoucanuseinthe/locatecommand. Structuresin1.16,1.17and1.18 structure Description bastion_remnant NearestBastionRemnant buried_treasure NearestBuriedTreasure desert_pyramid NearestPyramid endcity NearestEndCity fortress NearestNetherFortress igloo NearestIgloo jungle_pyramid NearestJungleTemple mansion NearestWoodlandMansion mineshaft NearestAbandonedMineshaft monument NearestOceanMonument nether_fossil NearestNetherFossil ocean_ruin NearestOceanRuin pillager_outpost NearestPillagerOutpost ruined_portal NearestRuinedPortal shipwreck NearestShipwreck stronghold NearestStronghold swamp_hut NearestWitchHut village NearestVillage Structuresin1.13,1.14and1.15 structure Description Buried_Treasure NearestBuriedTreasure Desert_Pyramid NearestPyramid EndCity NearestEndCity Fortress NearestNetherFortress Igloo NearestIgloo Jungle_Pyramid NearestJungleTemple Mansion NearestWoodlandMansion Mineshaft NearestAbandonedMineshaft Monument NearestOceanMonument Ocean_Ruin NearestOceanRuin Pillager_Outpost NearestPillagerOutpost (availablestartingin1.14) Shipwreck NearestShipwreck Stronghold NearestStronghold Swamp_Hut NearestWitchHut Village NearestVillage Structuresin1.11and1.12 structure Description EndCity NearestEndCity Fortress NearestNetherFortress Mansion NearestWoodlandMansion Mineshaft NearestAbandonedMineshaft Monument NearestOceanMonument Stronghold NearestStronghold Temple NearestJungleTemple,Pyramid,WitchHut,Igloo Village NearestVillage LocateCommandinMinecraftPocketEdition(PE) InMinecraftPocketEdition(PE),thesyntaxtofindtheclosestcoordinatesofastructureis: /locate Definitions featureisastructurethatyouwishtofind.The/locatecommandwillreturnthecoordinatesforthenearesttypeoffeatureyouselect.Itcanbeoneofthefollowing: feature Description bastionremnant NearestBastionRemnant(availablestartingin1.16.0) buriedtreasure NearestBuriedTreasure(availablestartingin1.4.0) endcity NearestEndCity fortress NearestNetherFortress mansion NearestWoodlandMansion mineshaft NearestAbandonedMineshaft monument NearestOceanMonument pillageroutpost NearestPillagerOutpost(availablestartingin1.11.0) ruinedportal NearestRuinedPortal (availablestartingin1.16.0) ruins NearestRuins(availablestartingin1.4.0) shipwreck NearestShipwreck(availablestartingin1.4.0) stronghold NearestStronghold temple NearestJungleTemple,Pyramid,WitchHut,Igloo village NearestVillage LocateCommandinMinecraftXboxOneEdition InMinecraftXboxOneEdition,thesyntaxtofindtheclosestcoordinatesofastructureis: /locate Definitions featureisastructurethatyouwishtofind.The/locatecommandwillreturnthecoordinatesforthenearesttypeoffeatureyouselect.Itcanbeoneofthefollowing: feature Description bastionremnant NearestBastionRemnant(availablestartingin1.16.0) buriedtreasure NearestBuriedTreasure(availablestartingin1.4.0) endcity NearestEndCity fortress NearestNetherFortress mansion NearestWoodlandMansion mineshaft NearestAbandonedMineshaft monument NearestOceanMonument pillageroutpost NearestPillagerOutpost(availablestartingin1.11.0) ruinedportal NearestRuinedPortal (availablestartingin1.16.0) ruins NearestRuins(availablestartingin1.4.0) shipwreck NearestShipwreck(availablestartingin1.4.0) stronghold NearestStronghold temple NearestJungleTemple,Pyramid,WitchHut,Igloo village NearestVillage LocateCommandinMinecraftPS4Edition InMinecraftPS4Edition,thesyntaxtofindtheclosestcoordinatesofastructureis: /locate Definitions featureisastructurethatyouwishtofind.The/locatecommandwillreturnthecoordinatesforthenearesttypeoffeatureyouselect.Itcanbeoneofthefollowing: feature Description bastionremnant NearestBastionRemnant(availablestartingin1.16.0) buriedtreasure NearestBuriedTreasure endcity NearestEndCity fortress NearestNetherFortress mansion NearestWoodlandMansion mineshaft NearestAbandonedMineshaft monument NearestOceanMonument pillageroutpost NearestPillagerOutpost ruinedportal NearestRuinedPortal (availablestartingin1.16.0) ruins NearestRuins shipwreck NearestShipwreck stronghold NearestStronghold temple NearestJungleTemple,Pyramid,WitchHut,Igloo village NearestVillage LocateCommandinMinecraftNintendoSwitchEdition InMinecraftNintendoSwitchEdition,thesyntaxtofindtheclosestcoordinatesofastructureis: /locate Definitions featureisastructurethatyouwishtofind.The/locatecommandwillreturnthecoordinatesforthenearesttypeoffeatureyouselect.Itcanbeoneofthefollowing: feature Description bastionremnant NearestBastionRemnant(availablestartingin1.16.0) buriedtreasure NearestBuriedTreasure(availablestartingin1.5.0) endcity NearestEndCity fortress NearestNetherFortress mansion NearestWoodlandMansion mineshaft NearestAbandonedMineshaft monument NearestOceanMonument pillageroutpost NearestPillagerOutpost(availablestartingin1.11.0) ruinedportal NearestRuinedPortal (availablestartingin1.16.0) ruins NearestRuins(availablestartingin1.5.0) shipwreck NearestShipwreck(availablestartingin1.5.0) stronghold NearestStronghold temple NearestJungleTemple,Pyramid,WitchHut,Igloo village NearestVillage LocateCommandinMinecraftWindows10Edition InMinecraftWindows10Edition,thesyntaxtofindtheclosestcoordinatesofastructureis: /locate Definitions featureisastructurethatyouwishtofind.The/locatecommandwillreturnthecoordinatesforthenearesttypeoffeatureyouselect.Itcanbeoneofthefollowing: feature Description bastionremnant NearestBastionRemnant(availablestartingin1.16.0) buriedtreasure NearestBuriedTreasure(availablestartingin1.4.0) endcity NearestEndCity fortress NearestNetherFortress mansion NearestWoodlandMansion mineshaft NearestAbandonedMineshaft monument NearestOceanMonument pillageroutpost NearestPillagerOutpost(availablestartingin1.11.0) ruinedportal NearestRuinedPortal (availablestartingin1.16.0) ruins NearestRuins(availablestartingin1.4.0) shipwreck NearestShipwreck(availablestartingin1.4.0) stronghold NearestStronghold temple NearestJungleTemple,Pyramid,WitchHut,Igloo village NearestVillage LocateCommandinMinecraftEducationEdition InMinecraftEducationEdition,thesyntaxtofindtheclosestcoordinatesofastructureis: /locate Definitions featureisastructurethatyouwishtofind.The/locatecommandwillreturnthecoordinatesforthenearesttypeoffeatureyouselect.Itcanbeoneofthefollowing: feature Description bastionremnant NearestBastionRemnant(availablestartingin1.17.30) buriedtreasure NearestBuriedTreasure(availablestartingin1.4.0) endcity NearestEndCity fortress NearestNetherFortress mansion NearestWoodlandMansion mineshaft NearestAbandonedMineshaft monument NearestOceanMonument pillageroutpost NearestPillagerOutpost(availablestartingin1.11.0) ruinedportal NearestRuinedPortal(availablestartingin1.17.30) ruins NearestRuins(availablestartingin1.4.0) shipwreck NearestShipwreck(availablestartingin1.4.0) stronghold NearestStronghold temple NearestJungleTemple,Pyramid,WitchHut,Igloo village NearestVillage Examples Java PE Xbox PS Nintendo Win10 Edu ExampleinJavaEdition(PC/Mac)1.18.2 TofindthecoordinatesofaruinedportalintheNetherinMinecraft1.18.2(mustbeintheNetherdimension): /locateruined_portal_nether TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestDesertvillage(mustbeintheOverworlddimension): /locatevillage_desert TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestEndCity(mustbeintheEnddimension): /locateend_city ExampleinJavaEdition(PC/Mac)1.16,1.17and1.18 TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestBastionRemnant(mustalreadybeintheNetherdimension)inMinecraft1.16,1.17and1.18: /locatebastion_remnant TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestWitchHut(mustbeintheOverworlddimension): /locateswamp_hut TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestEndCity(mustbeintheEnddimension): /locateendcity ExampleinJavaEdition(PC/Mac)1.14and1.15 TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestPillagerOutpostinMinecraft1.14and1.15: /locatePillager_Outpost ExampleinJavaEdition(PC/Mac)1.13 TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestBuriedTreasureinMinecraft1.13: /locateBuried_Treasure TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestOceanRuin: /locateOcean_Ruin TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestWitchHut: /locateSwamp_Hut ExampleinJavaEdition(PC/Mac)1.11and1.12 TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestWoodlandMansioninMinecraft1.11and1.12: /locateMansion TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestVillage: /locateVillage TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestAbandonedMineshaft: /locateMineshaft ExampleinPocketEdition TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestPillagerOutpostinMinecraftPE: /locatepillageroutpost TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestWoodlandMansion: /locatemansion TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestVillage: /locatevillage TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestStronghold: /locatestronghold ExampleinXboxOneEdition TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestPillagerOutpostinMinecraftXboxOneEdition: /locatepillageroutpost TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestBuriedTreasure: /locateburiedtreasure TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestOceanRuins: /locateocean TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestWoodlandMansion: /locatemansion ExampleinPS4Edition TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestPillagerOutpostinMinecraftPS4Edition: /locatepillageroutpost TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestStronghold: /locatestronghold TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestShipwreck: /locateshipwreck TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestAbandonedMineshaft: /locatemineshaft ExampleinNintendoSwitchEdition TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestPillagerOutpostinMinecraftNintendoSwitchEdition: /locatepillageroutpost TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestShipwreck: /locateshipwreck TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestAbandonedMineshaft: /locatemineshaft TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestVillage: /locatevillage ExampleinWindows10Edition TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestPillagerOutpostinMinecraftWindows10Edition: /locatepillageroutpost TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestAbandonedMineshaft: /locatemineshaft TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestTemple(closetJungleTemple,Pyramid,WitchHutorIgloo): /locatetemple TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestStronghold: /locatestronghold ExampleinEducationEdition TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestOceanMonumentinMinecraftEducationEdition: /locatemonument TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestVillage: /locatevillage TofindthecoordinatesofthenearestStronghold: /locatestronghold HowtoEntertheCommand Wewillshowyouhowtousethe/locatecommandtofindamansionandthenusethe/tpcommandtoteleportyourselftothosecoordinates. 1.OpentheChatWindow TheeasiestwaytorunacommandinMinecraftiswithinthechatwindow.ThegamecontroltoopenthechatwindowdependsontheversionofMinecraft: ForJavaEdition(PC/Mac),presstheTkeytoopenthechatwindow. ForPocketEdition(PE),taponthechatbuttonatthetopofthescreen. ForXboxOne,presstheD-Pad(right)onthecontroller. ForPS4,presstheD-Pad(right)onthecontroller. ForNintendoSwitch,presstherightarrowbuttononthecontroller. ForWindows10Edition,presstheTkeytoopenthechatwindow. ForEducationEdition,presstheTkeytoopenthechatwindow. 2.HowtoFindyourCoordinates YoucaneasilyfindyourcurrentXYZcoordinatesinMinecraftwiththefollowing/tpcommand: /tp~~~ Typethecommandinthechatwindow.Asyouaretyping,youwillseethecommandappearinthelowerleftcornerofthegamewindow.PresstheEnterkeytorunthecommand. Sinceweareusingthe/tpcommandtoteleportourselvestoourcurrentlocation,Minecraftwilldisplayourcurrentcoordinatesinthelowerleftcornerofthegamewindow. Inthisexample,ourcurrentXYZcoordinatesinthemapare: XYZ:(177,76,310) Forsimplicity,wearegoingtoroundourcoordinates,eventhoughthe/tpcommandshowsthecoordinateswithdecimalplaces. TIP:ReadourtutorialcalledUnderstandingtheCoordinateSystemtolearnabouttheXYZcoordinatesinMinecraft. 3.FindaWoodlandMansion Next,youcanusethe/locatecommandtofindthecoordinatesofthenearestfeaturesuchasaWoodlandMansion.YoucandothisbyenteringthefollowingcommandinMinecraftJavaEdition(PC/Mac)1.15: /locateMansion TypethecommandinthechatwindowandPresstheEnterkeytorunthecommand. Afterenteringthe/locatecommand,youshouldseethecoordinatesoftheWoodlandMansionappearinthegame. Inthisexample,the/locatecommandoutputthefollowingcoordinates: LocatedMansionat-2296(y?)-2056 SonowweknowthattheX-coordinatefortheMansionis-2296,theY-coordinateisunknownasspecifiedby(y?)andtheZ-coordinateis-2056. 4.TeleporttotheWoodlandMansion NowthatyouknowthecoordinatesoftheWoodlandMansion,youcaneitherwalkintherightdirectionuntilyoufinditoryoucanteleportthereusingthe/tpcommand. TIP:MakesureyouareinCreativemodeifyoudecidetoteleport.BecauseyouhavetoguessattheY-coordinatewhenteleporting,youmightteleportyourselfhighintotheairoryoumightteleportyourselfdeepintotheground. Inthisexample,wearegoingtousetheX-coordinateof-2296andZ-coordinateof-2056fromthe/locatecommand.AndwearegoingtoguessattheY-coordinateanduseourcurrentY-coordinatepositionof76. SowewillteleporttotheXYZcoordinateof(-2296,76,-2056)usingthefollowing/tpcommand: /tp-229676-2056 Nowlet'sseewhereweendup!! Inthisexample,ourcoordinatesworkedoutperfectly.WehaveteleportedsafelyinsidetheWoodlandMansion. Congratulations,youjustlearnedhowtousethe/locatecommandinMinecraft! OtherGameCommands YoucanuseothercommandsandcheatsinMinecraftsuchas: HowtoUsetheAbilityCommand HowtoUsetheAchievementCommand HowtoUsetheAdvancementCommand HowtoUsetheAlwaysDayCommand HowtoUsetheAttributeCommand HowtoUsetheBlockDataCommand HowtoUsetheBossbarCommand HowtoUsetheCameraShakeCommand HowtoUsetheClassroomModeCommand HowtoUsetheClearCommand HowtoUsetheClearSpawnpointCommand HowtoUsetheCloneCommand HowtoUsetheCodeCommand HowtoUsetheConnectCommand HowtoUsetheDataCommand HowtoUsetheDataPackCommand HowtoUsetheDayLockCommand HowtoUsetheDebugCommand HowtoUsetheDefaultGameModeCommand HowtoUsetheDifficultyCommand HowtoUsetheEffectCommand HowtoUsetheEnchantCommand HowtoUsetheEntityDataCommand HowtoUsetheEventCommand HowtoUsetheExecuteCommand HowtoUsetheExperienceCommand HowtoUsetheFillCommand HowtoUsetheFogCommand HowtoUsetheForceloadCommand HowtoUsetheFunctionCommand HowtoUsetheGameModeCommand HowtoUsetheGameruleCommand HowtoUsetheGiveCommand HowtoUsetheHelpCommand HowtoUsetheImmutableWorldCommand HowtoUsetheItemCommand HowtoUsetheJFRCommand HowtoUsetheKickCommand HowtoUsetheKillCommand HowtoUsetheLocateBiomeCommand HowtoUsetheMeCommand HowtoUsetheMobEventCommand HowtoUsetheMsgCommand HowtoUsetheParticleCommand HowtoUsethePlaceFeatureCommand HowtoUsethePlaySoundCommand HowtoUsethePublishCommand HowtoUsetheRecipeCommand HowtoUsetheReloadCommand HowtoUsetheReplaceItemCommand HowtoUsetheSayCommand HowtoUsetheScoreboardCommand HowtoUsetheSeedCommand HowtoUsetheSetBlockCommand HowtoUsetheSetMaxPlayersCommand HowtoUsetheSetWorldSpawnCommand HowtoUsetheSpawnpointCommand HowtoUsetheSpreadPlayersCommand HowtoUsetheStatsCommand HowtoUsetheStopSoundCommand HowtoUsetheSummonCommand HowtoUsetheTagCommand HowtoUsetheTakePictureCommand HowtoUsetheTeamCommand HowtoUsetheTeammsgCommand HowtoUsetheTeleportCommand HowtoUsetheTellCommand HowtoUsetheTellRawCommand HowtoUsetheTestForCommand HowtoUsetheTestForBlockCommand HowtoUsetheTestForBlocksCommand HowtoUsetheTickingAreaCommand HowtoUsetheTimeCommand HowtoUsetheTitleCommand HowtoUsetheTitleRawCommand HowtoUsetheTmCommand HowtoUsetheToggleDownfallCommand HowtoUsetheTpCommand HowtoUsetheTriggerCommand HowtoUsetheWCommand HowtoUsetheWbCommand HowtoUsetheWeatherCommand HowtoUsetheWorldBorderCommand HowtoUsetheWorldBuilderCommand HowtoUsetheWSServerCommand HowtoUsetheXpCommand HowtoFindyourXYZCoordinates HowtoKeepInventorywhenyouDie HowtoLimitCraftingtoUnlockedRecipes Shareon: Advertisements Home|AboutUs|ContactUs|Donate Whileusingthissite,youagreetohavereadandacceptedourTermsofServiceandPrivacyPolicy. 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