NY 38 proceed out of Freeville , passing over Fall Creek and heading north along Groton Road through a lightly populated area of the town of Dryden . The route pass by a mixture of open fields , forests , and isolated homes on its way to the Dryden – Groton town line , where it meet the southern terminus of NY 34B southeast of the hamlet of Peruville . NY 38 parallel the Owasco Inlet into Groton and the village of the same name , becoming Peru Road at the southern village line . It continue north , following South and Main Streets through the densely populated village to an intersection with NY 222 's western terminus at Cortland Street . At this point , NY 38 become Cayuga Street and wind its way northward along the Owasco Inlet and out of the village . Now known as Locke Road , NY 38 heads the northwest through another rural , largely undeveloped area into Cayuga County .