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.
How to get a more exact answer for you: 1  Take 10 steps (making sure you either run or walk, depending on which stride you want to measure), measure the distance in feet and then divide by 10 to get your average stride length.  There are 5,280 feet in a mile. So, divide 5,280 by your stride length figure to get your number of steps in a mile.