Yankee Stadium Section 420C: view from your seat, rows and shade

Section 420C is on the Grandstand Level, behind home plate. Its rows run 1-14. The front row is 170 ft from home plate and Row 14 sits 118 ft above the field. For a 1:05 pm start in July a seat here gets about 7 minutes of direct sun.

View from Yankee Stadium Section 420C, Row 3, looking toward the pitcher's mound — Middle rows: view from Section 420C, Row 3. 3D model built from New York City lidar of the ballpark, not a photo.

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How many rows are in Section 420C?

14 rows: 1-14. Row list from rateyourseats.com.

Is Section 420C covered?

Partly. Rows 5 and up are under the overhang above. 10 of 14 rows are covered (cover row from rateyourseats.com). Rows in front of Row 5 are open to sun and rain.

How far is Section 420C from home plate?

The front row is 170 ft (51.7 m) from home plate; Row 14 is 204 ft. Eye height runs from 92 ft above the field at the front to 118 ft at the top. You look down at 28.4° from Row 1, 29.4° from Row 8 and 30.1° from Row 14.

Row	To home plate	Eye height	Covered
1	170 ft	92 ft	no
4	177 ft	100 ft	no
7	185 ft	104 ft	yes
10	193 ft	110 ft	yes
13	201 ft	116 ft	yes
14	204 ft	118 ft	yes

Is Section 420C in the sun or shade?

Mostly shaded: about 7 minutes of direct sun for a 1:05 pm start in July. Every month and start time (average minutes of sun, and when the section is mostly shaded):

Month	1:05 pm	7:05 pm
April	1 min shade first pitch	0 min shade first pitch
May	4 min shade first pitch	0 min shade first pitch
June	6 min shade first pitch	0 min shade first pitch
July	7 min shade first pitch	0 min shade first pitch
August	2 min shade first pitch	0 min shade first pitch
September	0 min shade first pitch	0 min shade first pitch

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