2,748 Steps to Miles

Put 2,748 steps on a tracker and the readout comes to about 1.37 miles. A useful way to picture it: the length of the High Line park in Manhattan. The average American, per NHANES data, logs 8,818 steps a day. This step count is less than that, at about 31%.

Distance

1.37Miles

the length of the High Line park in Manhattan

27 minWalk Time
110 kcalCalories
31%vs. US Avg

Steps to Your Next Goal

How 2,748 steps stacks up against a few common step and distance goals.

5K

3,452more steps

10K

9,652more steps

15K

15,852more steps

Half Marathon

23,452more steps

Walking this instead of driving saves about 550g CO2 (1.21 lb).

Full breakdown →

That 110 kcal is the flat estimate. Your real number changes with weight and pace.

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Distance Snapshot

  • the length of the High Line park in Manhattan
  • Also in range: a round trip down and back along Navy Pier in Chicago

Guess the Distance

Which is farther: 2,748 steps, or One loop of the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C.?

Not quite.

2,748 steps1.37 mi
One loop of the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C.2.00 mi

2,748 Steps to Miles, By Height

The 2,000-steps-per-mile figure above is a flat average. Stride length actually scales with height, so the same 2,748 steps covers a different distance depending on how tall the walker is.

HeightDistance
Short (~5'2")1.11 mi
Average (~5'7")1.20 mi
Tall (~6'2")1.33 mi

Keep This Up

If 2,748 steps became a daily habit instead of a one-time count, here's what it adds up to over time.

PeriodStepsDistanceCalories
Weekly19,2369.6 mi769 kcal
Monthly82,44041.2 mi3,298 kcal
Yearly1,003,020501.5 mi40,121 kcal

Where 2,748 Steps Ranks

Activity levels are commonly grouped by daily step count. Here's where 2,748 steps falls.

Activity LevelDaily Steps
SedentaryUnder 5,000
Low Active5,000–7,499
Somewhat Active7,500–9,999
Active10,000–12,499
Highly Active12,500+

Did You Know?

1

A large 2017 smartphone study across 46 countries (published in Nature) found average daily step counts varying enormously by country, roughly 4,000 to nearly 6,900. The researchers found that inequality in step counts within a country predicted obesity rates better than the average did.

2

George Meegan's 1977-1983 trek from the southern tip of South America to Alaska covered roughly 19,000 miles on foot the entire way, still recognized as the longest unbroken walking journey ever recorded.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is 2,748 steps a lot?

It's less than the average U.S. adult walks in a day. 2,748 steps is about 31% of the NHANES-measured daily average of 8,818 steps.

How long does it take to walk 2,748 steps?

At an average walking pace of about 3 mph, 2,748 steps takes roughly 27 min. Walking slower or faster will shift that time up or down.