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

Closest to the field: Section 116, front row 60 ft from home plate. Shadiest for day games: Section 209, 11 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 Nationals Park seats are closest to the field?

Section 116, front row 60 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 116	Lower Level, third, third base side	60 ft
Section 117	Lower Level, third, third base side	60 ft
Section 115	Lower Level, third, third base side	65 ft
Section 128	Lower Level, first, first base side	65 ft
Section 127	Lower Level, first, first base side	67 ft

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

Section 209, 11 minutes of direct sun per game on average across the 6 day-game starts we model (1:05 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 209	Club Level, third, third base side	11 min
Section 214	Club Level, first, behind home plate	14 min
Section 213	Club Level, third, behind home plate	16 min
Section 208	Club Level, third, third base side	20 min
Section 211	Club Level, third, behind home plate	22 min

Which Nationals Park seats get the most sun?

Section 103, 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 103	Lower Level, third, left field	170 min
Section 102	Lower Level, third, left field	170 min
Section 101	Lower Level, third, left field	170 min
Section 100	Lower Level, third, center field	170 min
Section 104	Lower Level, third, left field	167 min

Which Nationals Park seats are covered from rain?

No section is fully covered; in Section 135 you are under the deck above from Row GG. 48 sections have at least some covered rows. Covered rows also stay out of direct sun.

Section	Where	Covered rows
Section 135	Lower Level, first, right field line	From Row GG
Section 136	Lower Level, first, right field line	From Row GG
Section 110	Lower Level, third, left field line	From Row LL
Section 111	Lower Level, third, left field line	From Row MM
Section 134	Lower Level, first, right field line	From Row MM

Where are the highest seats at Nationals Park?

Section 202, top row 106 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 202	Club Level, third, left field line	106 ft
Section 203	Club Level, third, left field line	105 ft
Section 204	Club Level, third, left field line	102 ft
Section 201	Club Level, third, left field line	101 ft
Section 210	Club Level, third, third base side	99 ft