Best seats at Great American Ball Park: closest, shadiest, covered and highest

Closest to the field: Section 119, front row 62 ft from home plate. Shadiest for day games: Section 305, 15 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 Great American Ball Park seats are closest to the field?

Section 119, front row 62 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 119	100 Level, third, third base side	62 ft
Section 123	100 Level, third, behind home plate	62 ft
Section 122	100 Level, third, behind home plate	66 ft
Section 124	100 Level, first, behind home plate	66 ft
Section 127	100 Level, first, first base side	67 ft

Which Great American Ball Park seats are in the shade for day games?

Section 305, 15 minutes of direct sun per game on average across the 6 day-game starts we model (1:15 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 305	300 Level, first, right field line	15 min
Section 304	300 Level, first, right field line	16 min
Section 303	300 Level, first, first base side	17 min
Section 306	300 Level, first, right field line	20 min
Section 302	300 Level, first, first base side	25 min

Which Great American Ball Park seats get the most sun?

Section 424, 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 424	400 Level, first, behind home plate	170 min
Section 423	400 Level, third, behind home plate	170 min
Section 422	400 Level, third, behind home plate	170 min
Section 421	400 Level, third, behind home plate	170 min
Section 420	400 Level, third, third base side	170 min

Which Great American Ball Park seats are covered from rain?

No section is fully covered; in Section 128 you are under the deck above from Row EE. 73 sections have at least some covered rows. Covered rows also stay out of direct sun.

Section	Where	Covered rows
Section 128	100 Level, first, first base side	From Row EE
Section 129	100 Level, first, first base side	From Row EE
Section 130	100 Level, first, right field line	From Row EE
Section 131	100 Level, first, right field line	From Row EE
Section 132	100 Level, first, right field line	From Row EE

Where are the highest seats at Great American Ball Park?

Section 524, 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 524	500 Level, first, behind home plate	121 ft
Section 523	500 Level, third, behind home plate	121 ft
Section 525	500 Level, first, behind home plate	121 ft
Section 532	500 Level, first, first base side	121 ft
Section 529	500 Level, first, first base side	121 ft