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

Closest to the field: Section 21, front row 45 ft from home plate. Shadiest for day games: Section 108, 46 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 PNC Park seats are closest to the field?

Section 21, front row 45 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 21	field level, third, behind home plate	45 ft
Section 23	field level, third, third base side	46 ft
Section 7	field level, first, first base side	54 ft
Section 10	field level, first, behind home plate	57 ft
Section 12	field level, first, behind home plate	57 ft

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

Section 108, 46 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 108	100 level, first, first base side	46 min
Section 307	300 level, first, first base side	46 min
Section 107	100 level, first, first base side	49 min
Section 103	100 level, first, first base side	50 min
Section 105	100 level, first, first base side	50 min

Which PNC Park seats get the most sun?

Section 336, 165 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 336	300 level, third, left field	165 min
Section 335	300 level, third, left field line	165 min
Section 138	100 level, third, left field	165 min
Section 137	100 level, third, left field	165 min
Section 136	100 level, third, left field	165 min

Which PNC Park seats are covered from rain?

24 sections are covered in every row by the deck above. 71 sections have at least some covered rows. Covered rows also stay out of direct sun.

Section	Where	Covered rows
Section 201	200 level, first, right field line	Every row
Section 202	200 level, first, first base side	Every row
Section 203	200 level, first, first base side	Every row
Section 204	200 level, first, first base side	Every row
Section 205	200 level, first, first base side	Every row

Where are the highest seats at PNC Park?

Section 238, top row 104 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 238	200 level, third, left field	104 ft
Section 307	300 level, first, first base side	99 ft
Section 327	300 level, third, third base side	95 ft
Section 325	300 level, third, third base side	94 ft
Section 320	300 level, third, behind home plate	94 ft