Best seats at Fenway Park: closest, shadiest, covered and highest

Closest to the field: Field Box 50, front row 80 ft from home plate. Shadiest for day games: Field Box 38, 0 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 Fenway Park seats are closest to the field?

Field Box 50, front row 80 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
Field Box 50	Field Box, third, behind home plate	80 ft
Field Box 51	Field Box, third, third base side	80 ft
Field Box 53	Field Box, third, third base side	80 ft
Field Box 55	Field Box, third, third base side	80 ft
Field Box 37	Field Box, first, first base side	82 ft

Which Fenway Park seats are in the shade for day games?

Field Box 38, 0 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
Field Box 38	Field Box, first, first base side	0 min
Field Box 39	Field Box, first, first base side	0 min
Field Box 40	Field Box, first, first base side	0 min
Field Box 41	Field Box, first, behind home plate	0 min
Field Box 42	Field Box, first, behind home plate	0 min

Which Fenway Park seats get the most sun?

Section B40, 175 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 B40	Bleachers, first, right field	175 min
Section B39	Bleachers, first, right field	174 min
Section RFB90	Loge Box, first, right field	172 min
Field Box 3	Field Box, first, right field	172 min
Field Box 11	Field Box, first, right field line	172 min

Which Fenway Park seats are covered from rain?

46 sections are covered in every row by the deck above. 159 sections have at least some covered rows. Covered rows also stay out of direct sun.

Section	Where	Covered rows
Section GS1	Grandstand, first, right field	Every row
Section GS10	Grandstand, first, right field line	Every row
Section GS11	Grandstand, first, right field line	Every row
Section GS12	Grandstand, first, right field line	Every row
Section GS13	Grandstand, first, right field line	Every row

Where are the highest seats at Fenway Park?

Section PR20, top row 73 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 PR20	Pavilion level, third, left field line	73 ft
Section PR16	Pavilion level, third, left field line	71 ft
Section PR18	Pavilion level, third, left field line	71 ft
Section PR15	Pavilion level, first, right field line	68 ft
Section RB39	Green Monster and Right Field Roof, first, right field line	68 ft