yes, time is a measurement of distance.. but its not constant.. as few as a hundred years ago, belligerentyouth was months away from me.. now, he is less than 8 hours.. even max is only 14 to 15 hours away..

It used to take 6 days(fast) to 3 weeks (slow) to travel from NY to Washington. now fast is about 3 hours, (Amtrak metro liner from Mid town NY, 34th street to Union station DC) or 6 hours (driving time, including 1 rest stop and 1 stop to refill gas tank.)

locally, we can't really (currently!) travel back in time, but who knows.. some day in the future, there might be tours back to the big bang! .