Best seats at Northwest Stadium: closest, shadiest, covered and highest

Closest to the field: Section 122, front row 127 ft from midfield. Shadiest for day games: Section 450, 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 Northwest Stadium seats are closest to the field?

Section 122, front row 127 ft from midfield. Distances run from each section's front row to midfield, measured from USGS lidar of the stadium.

Section	Where	Front row to midfield
Section 122	100 level, north, sideline	127 ft
Section 102	100 level, south, sideline	139 ft
Section 141	100 level, south, sideline	140 ft
Section 101	100 level, south, sideline	140 ft
Section 123	100 level, north, sideline	143 ft

Which Northwest Stadium seats are in the shade for day games?

Section 450, 0 minutes of direct sun per game on average across the 5 day-game starts we model (1:00 pm on Nov 1, Nov 8, Nov 23, Dec 13, Dec 20). 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 450	400 level, east south, corner	0 min
Section 405	400 level, west south, corner	0 min
Section 451	400 level, south, sideline	0 min
Section 404	400 level, south, sideline	0 min
Section 453	400 level, south, sideline	0 min

Which Northwest Stadium seats get the most sun?

Section 427, 215 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 427	400 level, north, sideline	215 min
Section 426	400 level, north, sideline	215 min
Section 425	400 level, north, sideline	214 min
Section 428	400 level, north, sideline	212 min
Section 424	400 level, north, sideline	210 min

Which Northwest Stadium seats are covered from rain?

No section is fully covered; in Section 229 you are under the deck above from Row 3. 45 sections have at least some covered rows. Covered rows also stay out of direct sun.

Section	Where	Covered rows
Section 229	200 level, east north, corner	From Row 3
Section 214	200 level, west north, corner	From Row 3
Section 228	200 level, east north, corner	From Row 3
Section 215	200 level, west north, corner	From Row 3
Section 227	200 level, east north, corner	From Row 3

Where are the highest seats at Northwest Stadium?

Section 424, top row 154 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 424	400 level, north, sideline	154 ft
Section 430	400 level, north, sideline	154 ft
Section 428	400 level, north, sideline	154 ft
Section 452	400 level, south, sideline	154 ft
Section 401	400 level, south, sideline	154 ft