Rate Field Section 531: view from your seat, rows and shade

Section 531 is on the Upper Deck, behind home plate. Its rows run 1-21. The front row is 144 ft from home plate and Row 21 sits 100 ft above the field. For a 1:10 pm start in July a seat here gets about 29 minutes of direct sun.

View from Rate Field Section 531, Row 4, looking toward the pitcher's mound — Middle rows: view from Section 531, Row 4. 3D model built from Cook County lidar of the ballpark, not a photo.

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How many rows are in Section 531?

21 rows: 1-21. Row list from rateyourseats.com.

Is Section 531 covered?

Partly. Rows 9 and up are under the overhang above. 13 of 21 rows are covered (cover row from rateyourseats.com). Rows in front of Row 9 are open to sun and rain.

How far is Section 531 from home plate?

The front row is 144 ft (43.8 m) from home plate; Row 21 is 180 ft. Eye height runs from 78 ft above the field at the front to 100 ft at the top. You look down at 28.4° from Row 1, 28.8° from Row 11 and 29.0° from Row 21.

Row	To home plate	Eye height	Covered
1	144 ft	78 ft	no
4	149 ft	81 ft	no
7	155 ft	85 ft	no
10	160 ft	88 ft	yes
13	166 ft	91 ft	yes
16	171 ft	94 ft	yes
19	177 ft	98 ft	yes
21	180 ft	100 ft	yes

Is Section 531 in the sun or shade?

Mostly shaded: about 29 minutes of direct sun for a 1:10 pm start in July. Every month and start time (average minutes of sun, and when the section is mostly shaded):

Month	1:10 pm	7:10 pm
April	27 min shade first pitch	0 min shade first pitch
May	26 min shade first pitch	0 min shade first pitch
June	27 min shade first pitch	0 min shade first pitch
July	29 min shade first pitch	0 min shade first pitch
August	29 min shade first pitch	0 min shade first pitch
September	26 min shade first pitch	0 min shade first pitch

Next door: Rate Field Section 530 · Rate Field Section 533

Planning the day: Rate Field seating chart with sun and shade · Rate Field shaded seats by start time · Rate Field bag policy · how the Rate Field data is measured.