Another option is to go by train from New York City to Pittsburgh. New York's Penn Station serves as a terminal for Amtrak. Amtrak's Pennsylvanian Passenger Train Route runs daily between New York City and Pittsburgh. The train ride from NYC to Pittsburgh takes around nine hours and 20 minutes, according to Amtrak.
If 1 footstep is equal to 1 meter, and there are about 1600 meters in a mile, then there are about 1600 footsteps in a mile.
At 5000 steps, the average American walks about 2.5 miles or about four kilometers each day: Pedometer Steps per Mile. Pedometer researcher Dr. Catrine Tudor-Locke published a study in 2004, showing a wide variation in the 200 men and women who participated. Men: 7192 steps per day.