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

Closest to the field: Section 21A, front row 48 ft from home plate. Shadiest for day games: Section 408, 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 Yankee Stadium seats are closest to the field?

Section 21A, front row 48 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 21A	Legends and Champions Suite seats, third, behind home plate	48 ft
Section 21B	Legends and Champions Suite seats, third, behind home plate	48 ft
Section 120B	Field Level, third, behind home plate	48 ft
Section 20	Legends and Champions Suite seats, first, behind home plate	49 ft
Section 17B	Legends and Champions Suite seats, first, first base side	56 ft

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

Section 408, 0 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 408	Grandstand Level, first, right field line	0 min
Section 409	Grandstand Level, first, right field line	0 min
Section 410	Grandstand Level, first, right field line	0 min
Section 411	Grandstand Level, first, right field line	0 min
Section 412	Grandstand Level, first, right field line	0 min

Which Yankee Stadium seats get the most sun?

Section 334, 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 334	Terrace Level, third, left field	170 min
Section 333	Terrace Level, third, left field	170 min
Section 332B	Terrace Level, third, left field line	170 min
Section 135	Field Level, third, left field	170 min
Section 29	Legends and Champions Suite seats, third, left field line	170 min

Which Yankee Stadium seats are covered from rain?

No section is fully covered; in Section 213 you are under the deck above from Row 14. 100 sections have at least some covered rows. Covered rows also stay out of direct sun.

Section	Where	Covered rows
Section 213	Main Level, first, right field line	From Row 14
Section 214A	Main Level, first, first base side	From Row 14
Section 217	Main Level, first, first base side	From Row 14
Section 223	Main Level, third, third base side	From Row 14
Section 227A	Main Level, third, third base side	From Row 14

Where are the highest seats at Yankee Stadium?

Section 418, top row 120 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 418	Grandstand Level, first, first base side	120 ft
Section 405	Grandstand Level, first, right field	120 ft
Section 422	Grandstand Level, third, third base side	119 ft
Section 420C	Grandstand Level, third, behind home plate	118 ft
Section 433	Grandstand Level, third, left field line	118 ft