 NY 38 clips the extreme southwestern corner of Cortland County ; as a result , only 3 @.@ 38 miles ( 5 @.@ 44 km ) of the route is located within the county . Just north of the county line , the route meets NY 200 in the hamlet of Harford Mills . NY 200 is little more than an alternate route to NY 221 , which NY 38 meets in the hamlet of Harford 1 @.@ 5 miles ( 2 @.@ 4 km ) to the northeast . In between Harford Mills and Harford , the east branch of Owego Creek separates from NY 38 and heads north to follow NY 221 instead . NY 38 continues northwest out of Harford hamlet and into Tompkins County . 
 NY 38 clips the extreme southwestern corner of Cortland County ; as a result , only 3 @.@ 38 miles ( 5 @.@ 44 km ) of the route is located within the county . Just north of the county line , the route <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>meets</mark></a> NY 200 in the hamlet of Harford Mills . NY 200 is little more than an alternate route to NY 221 , which NY 38 meets in the hamlet of Harford 1 @.@ 5 miles ( 2 @.@ 4 km ) to the northeast . In between Harford Mills and Harford , the east branch of Owego Creek <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>separates</mark></a> from NY 38 and <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>heads</mark></a> north to follow NY 221 instead . NY 38 <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>continues</mark></a> northwest out of Harford hamlet and into Tompkins County . 
NY 38 clips the extreme southwestern corner of Cortland County ; as a result , only 3 @.@ 38 miles ( 5 @.@ 44 km ) of the route is located within the county . Just north of the county line , da route meet NY 200 in tdahamlet of Harford Mills . NY 200 is lil more than an alternate route to NY 221 , which NY 38 meets in the hamlet of Harford 1 @.@ 5 miles ( 2 @.@ 4 km ) to thdaortheast . In between Harford Mills and Harford , thedast branch of Owego Creek separate from NY 38 and head north to follow NY 221 instead . NY 38 continue northwest outt of Harford hamlet and into Tompkins County .