Best seats at Citizens Bank Park: closest, shadiest, covered and highest

Closest to the field: Section 118, front row 57 ft from home plate. Shadiest for day games: Section 229, 1 minutes of direct sun per game on average. Every pick below is measured, not rated: front-row distance and row heights from USGS lidar of the stadium, sun minutes from NOAA sun positions. Tap a section for its rows and seat views.

Which Citizens Bank Park seats are closest to the field?

Section 118, front row 57 ft from home plate. Distances run from each section's front row to home plate, measured from USGS lidar of the stadium.

Section	Where	Front row to home plate
Section 118	100 Level, first, first base side	57 ft
Section 117	100 Level, first, right field line	57 ft
Section 130	100 Level, third, third base side	71 ft
Section 129	100 Level, third, left field line	74 ft
Section 115	100 Level, first, right field line	80 ft

Which Citizens Bank Park seats are in the shade for day games?

Section 229, 1 minutes of direct sun per game on average across the 6 day-game starts we model (1:35 pm on Apr 15, May 15, Jun 15, Jul 15, Aug 15, Sep 15). Sun minutes are per seat over the whole game, from the stadium's lidar shape and NOAA sun positions, averaged over the section's rows.

Section	Where	Direct sun per game
Section 229	200 Level, third, third base side	1 min
Section 226	200 Level, third, third base side	2 min
Section 227	200 Level, third, third base side	2 min
Section 426	400 Level, third, third base side	2 min
Section 231	200 Level, third, left field line	3 min

Which Citizens Bank Park seats get the most sun?

Section 316, 170 minutes of direct sun per game on average across the same day games. Sit here for warmth on a cold day; bring sunscreen and a hat in summer.

Section	Where	Direct sun per game
Section 316	300 Level, first, first base side	170 min
Section 315	300 Level, first, first base side	170 min
Section 314	300 Level, first, first base side	170 min
Section 241	200 Level, third, left field	170 min
Section 113	100 Level, first, right field line	170 min

Which Citizens Bank Park seats are covered from rain?

No section is fully covered; in Section 102 you are under the deck above from Row 11. 92 sections have at least some covered rows. Covered rows also stay out of direct sun.

Section	Where	Covered rows
Section 102	100 Level, first, right field	From Row 11
Section 103	100 Level, first, right field	From Row 11
Section 106	100 Level, first, right field	From Row 11
Section 133	100 Level, third, left field line	From Row 33
Section 302	300 Level, first, right field	From Row 14

Where are the highest seats at Citizens Bank Park?

Section 422, top row 121 ft above the field. High rows show plays develop and the whole field at once; they are also the furthest from the action.

Section	Where	Top row above the field
Section 422	400 Level, third, behind home plate	121 ft
Section 431	400 Level, third, left field line	120 ft
Section 421	400 Level, third, behind home plate	119 ft
Section 415	400 Level, first, first base side	118 ft
Section 424	400 Level, third, third base side	118 ft